The book includes extracts from 'The Swan', 'Aquarium', 'Fossils', and 'Finale' (From Disney's Fantasia) along with a totally new story to link the pieces together. At the back of the book, find a short biography of the composer, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, with details about his composition of Swan Lake. The good thing is that it will expose your child to manageable clips of the ballet’s music, and the resulting familiarity might open the door to listening to a complete version.

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Rich in so many dimensions from the music to the illustrations, from the words to the texture of the book. Two brothers find a world packed with animal adventures behind their bookcase (jealous), and they visit a jungle, a coral reef, and even a dinosaur museum. BOOK OF THE MONTH - A heart-warming and hilarious story told in 25 chapters, perfect for the countdown to Christmas. This is a beautiful retelling of the story with snippets of music to listen to and additional information about the composer and the pieces in the bac. You have to push on the buttons fairly hard to get the music to play, but the sound is very good quality for a musical book.Also available from the Story Orchestra series : The Magic Flute , I Can Play (vol 1) , Carnival of the Animals , The Sleeping Beauty , The Nutcracker , and Four Seasons in One Day . We were already fans of Camille Saint-Saëns’ “Carnival of the Animals” suite, so it’s super fun to see it in book form. They are greeted by the royal lion with his shaggy mane; ask for directions from an old lonely turtle; take a ride on some lumbering elephants; topple a skeleton of dinosaur bones; and swim among a school of shimmering fish.

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Discover the enchanting world of The Sleeping Beauty in this musical retelling of the ballet – push the button on each b. Illustrated by artist Jessica Courtney-Tickle, the book also features a biography of Vivaldi at the back along with a guide to the music. The Swan Lake is beautiful, with the enchanting story adapted for kids and the symphony music clips on each page.

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