The Crazy 4 Math Contest once again is receiving entries from all over the world, showing that mathematics, the universal language, is enjoyed by children everywhere. "Many of the entries we see this year are ideas that bring families closer together - playing games, measuring a garden, building a fort, baking cookies, selling at a yard sale, even hiking up a mountain," says Susan Jarema, founder of Googol Learning. "It's wonderful to see parents and children spending time together... and, of course, using math!"

Producer Susan Jarema and Local Performer Mr. I Have Joined Forces to Provide Local Schools with a New Performance Called Crazy 4 Math. "Crazy 4 Math is an interactive school show that makes math exciting," says Susan Jarema, show producer and puppeteer. "We've spent the last year writing songs, rehearsing and receiving feedback from local elementary schools. Crazy 4 Math, I'm now proud to say has evolved into a motivational and entertaining show for primary schools."

Mr. I (Yurgen Ilaender) is equally proud. "My interest in children's educational music complements well with Susan's desire to inspire a new generation of MATH-e-MANIACS. It is wonderful to see students get so excited about learning."

The INDIE nomination of the children's music album "Addition Celebration" has created a big celebration of its own among the members of the Googol Power Team. Susan Jarema, producer of the Googol Power Math Series is honored by the nomination. "We are thrilled to see a math album be recognized yet again by the Canadian music community," says Jarema. "I am so proud of everyone involved in the project." This recent nomination comes less than a year after the first album, "Multiplication Vacation", won an INDIE award during Canadian Music Week in March 2005.

The Canadian Independent Music Awards is part of the 6th Annual Canadian Music Week (March 1-4, 2006), taking place in Toronto. It is Canada's largest annual entertainment event. Winners are chosen through an online voting poll, open to music fans from January 16th to Feb 12th at www.cmw.net.

Author and music producer Susan Jarema has written the new children's book "Nena's Math Force" to inspire children to see the importance of understanding the basics of math. In this magical story, characters from the Googol Power Math Series help a young girl named Nena to build her Math Force. Great Thinkers such as Archimedes, Galileo, Da Vinci, Mozart and Cleopatra are called upon to help Nena discover the patterns in numbers, develop number sense and make sure she does not only rely on memorization of her math facts.

Comprehending the basics of math requires a combination of making sure your child understands the patterns in numbers and learning basic facts. Sometimes you need to be able to quickly recall basic arithmetic. New math curriculums have evolved to focus more time on gaining an understanding of numbers and problem solving. However, we still need to make sure our children learn the facts.

The Googol Power Math Series has now been officially released through Warner Music Canada and will be available to record stores and other retailers in Canada. Pacific Music, Googol Power's Canadian distributor, has partnered with Warner Music to make available many of their titles to mass-market retailers.

Mike Peters, President of Pacific Music, is a strong promoter for West Coast artists. Partnering with Warner Music allows smaller labels to be able to make their music available to fans through the larger retailers. There are many exceptional artists on the West Coast that just need a little help getting heard.

"I took on the Googol Power Math Series after my children tested out Multiplication Vacation and Addition Celebration," says Peters. "They loved the music and my wife and I loved the fact that they were learning." Pacific Music now supplies a select line of educational music CDs and DVDs to retailers.

This album is a birthday party you can go to everyday. "Once kids get a hold of this album they want to play it all the time," says Susan Jarema, producer. "We are excited once again to see educational math music be acknowledged by voting families."

Winners of the eighth annual 2005 Children's Music Web Awards have been chosen by families, children from classrooms and daycare centers worldwide. Categories cover music, storytelling, educational/religious, individual songs, and by kids for kids.

Did you know that your children could lose one to three months' worth of learning during the summer? "But this doesn't have to be the case," states Susan Jarema, founder of Googol Learning and producer of the Googol Power Math Series. "I've decided to do more than just stop the brain drain. I want this summer to be a time for kids to get ahead!" To encourage continued learning, Jarema has posted all of the times tables music videos from the newly released DVD "Multiplication Vacation" online for FREE viewing over the summer.

What started out as a contest among local children in a Vancouver suburb has quickly grown into an international network of children sharing math ideas and an exciting competition that boosts math skills. Susan Jarema, producer of the Googol Power Math Series, initially set up the Crazy 4 Math Contest to help families in her neighbourhood enjoy math outside of school with their families. Then she took it online. "Since then it has taken on a life of its own," says Jarema, also known by children in her community as The Learning Lady. "I hadn't expected so much interest. Now I'm getting emails from families all over North America and even the world wanting to participate. It's wonderful to see such excitement about math!"

The "Googols" have flown in from another galaxy to help children learn about the world, history, math and space. With great music and the help of their friends - Leonardo, Mozart, Cleopatra, and Benjamin Franklin, they turn learning into "googols of fun"!

Googol Power's first album "Multiplication Vacation" was just chosen as "Canada's Favourite Children's Group" at the 2005 Canadian Independent Music Awards in Toronto, Ontario.

Susan Jarema, creator of the Googol Power concept of layered learning through music, is thrilled by the positive response to this first album and is very honoured by this national award. "It's hard to believe that one year ago, I was struggling with how to teach my young children math," says Jarema.

Susan Jarema, mother and creator of the Googol Power Math Series, is excited to see her first CD, Multiplication Vacation, nominated for "Canada's Favourite Children's Group." "Our album has won several educational awards in the U.S.," Jarema explains, "but it's especially exciting to see an educational album recognized in the Canadian music community."

The Canadian Independent Music Awards is part of the 5th Annual Canadian Music Week (March 2-5, 2005), taking place in Toronto. It is Canada's largest annual entertainment event. Winners are chosen through an online voting poll, open to music fans from Feb 1st to 14th at www.cmw.net.