Play, Mozart, Play!
Book Description
K-Gr. 3. Sis follows Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei (1996) and The Tree of Life: Charles Darwin (2003) with another picture-book biography, aiming this time for a slightly younger audience. The simple, brief words focus on Mozart's childhood. Inset scenes, some cleverly tucked into the folds of handheld fans, show the prodigy performing for Europe's great courts. Young children may not have the...
MoreK-Gr. 3. Sis follows Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei (1996) and The Tree of Life: Charles Darwin (2003) with another picture-book biography, aiming this time for a slightly younger audience. The simple, brief words focus on Mozart's childhood. Inset scenes, some cleverly tucked into the folds of handheld fans, show the prodigy performing for Europe's great courts. Young children may not have the context to understand some spreads, particularly the clever illustrations for musical terminology. An appended glossary of those terms would have helped (an accompanying CD would have been even better). What children will connect with most are scenes of Mozart's father (pictured as an authoritarian black silhouette) juxtaposed with full spreads of Mozart's glorious musical daydreams of dancing instruments and animals, which may remind children of their own playful, imagined worlds. A final one-page biography adds more background. Along with Loriot's retelling of Peter and the Wolf (1986), this is an excellent title to introduce classical music and the stories it can tell. Gillian Engberg
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Product Details
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Hardcover: 32 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins (May 2, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-0061121814
Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 9.1 x 0.3 inches
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