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Brahms

Ann Rachlin, Susan Hellard

Hardcover (Orion Children's Books (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ), May 20, 1993)

As part of the "Famous Children Series," this delightful story recounts episodes from the childhood of Johannes Brahms. His parents recognized his talent, but they had no extra money to pay for music lessons. Yet true genius always finds a way. Few of Johannes's childhood friends were surprised when he grew up to become a great composer. Lively, full-color illustrations on each page capture the spirit of his times.

Grand Island of Jatte

Georges Seurat, Yvette Contempre

Hardcover (Silver Burdett Pr, Aug. 1, 1986)

Presents a fictionalized account of the activities and conversations occurring in Seurat's painting, "Grande Jatte." Also includes a discussion of the artist and his painting technique.

Haydn

Ann Rachlin

Hardcover (Orion Children's Books (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ), Sept. 10, 1992)

Focuses on the childhood and early musical training of the eighteenth-century Austrian composer, Joseph Haydn

Handel

Ann Rachlin

Paperback (Orion Children's Books (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ), Sept. 10, 1992)

Focuses on the childhood and early musical training of the eighteenth-century Baroque composer, George Frideric Handel

Mozart

Ann Rachlin, Susan Hellard

Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Oct. 1, 1992)

Focuses on the childhood and early musical training of the versatile eighteenth-century Austrian composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Toulouse-Lautrec

Tony Hart, Susan Hellard

Hardcover (Orion Publishing Co, Dec. 2, 1993)

One of a series which celebrates the childhood of famous artists and composers. Peer and parental pressure, personal triumphs and sorrows, juvenile pranks and the joy of painting feature in this story-book account of the early years of Toulouse-Lautrec.