The clouds rumble angrily and with a blast of lightning the sky cracks open! A second later,rain tumbles down...
A musical journey through a changing year,seen through the eyes of a child.
Discover what it would be like to travel through the four seasons in one day,following a little girl called Isabelle and her dog,Pickle,as they take on the adventure of a lifetime. As a sign of the changing seasons,Isabelle carries a little apple tree with her,and we see it bud,blossom and lose its leaves.
As each season changes the picture reveals a musical note to press and a 10 second sound clip from the original score of Vivaldi's Four Seasons plays to accompany the journey.
Illustrated by artist Jessica Courtney-Tickle,the book also features a biography of Vivaldi at the back along with a guide to the music.
We at Waterstones have been captivated by this new combination of storytelling and music. This is the first title in a series of sound books that bring classical music to life for young children and we can't wait to see where the music will carry us off to next.
Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLCISBN: 9781847808776Number of pages: 24Dimensions: 265 x 304 mm
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"...a sprightly introduction to program music and also to one of its greatest exemplars."
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