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Dinosaurs First Discovery Books
Gallimard Jeunesse, Claude Delafosse, Jame's Prunier (Illustrator), Henri Galeron (Illustrator)
Hardcover (Scholastic Inc., June 1, 1993)Provides information about the physical characteristics and habits of dinosaurs. Includes transparent overlays.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Olivier Baumont, Charlotte Voake
Hardcover (Moonlight Publishing, May 1, 2012)Antonio Vivaldi's father was a baker and a barber as well as being a violinist by profession. Vivaldi became a priest very young and was nicknamed the red priest because of his red hair. Children who have tried making their own musical instruments or pretended to conduct an orchestra will find that they have much in common with Vivaldi.
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George Frideric Handel
Mildred Clary, Charlotte Voake
Hardcover (Moonlight Publishing, May 1, 2002)Did you know that Handel played music in secret as a child, because his father did not want him to be a musician?
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Penguins First Discovery
Jeunesse Gallimard
Hardcover (Scholastic Inc., Sept. 1, 1996)Introduces the Antarctic birds, with full-color illustrations showing penguins as they build a nest, protect their young, and dive into the icy waters of their homeland.
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Claude Debussy
Pierre Babin, Charlotte Voake
Hardcover (Moonlight Publishing, Sept. 1, 2017)As a boy, Debussy wanted to be a sailor. At music college in Paris he used to shock his teachers with the sounds he made on the piano. Children who want to know how to make a glass sing or hear the sound of the sea in a teacup will learn much from Debussy. The accompanying CD contains recordings of some of his most famous works as well as the narration of the story.
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Butterflies
Jeunesse Gallimard
Hardcover (Scholastic Inc., March 1, 1997)Answers a wealth of questions on butterflies, including how a caterpillar transforms itself and how butterflies protect themselves from enemies, in an introduction to the many varieties of butterflies and moths.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Yann Walcker, Charlotte Voake
Hardcover (Moonlight Publishing, May 3, 2012)Beethoven did badly at school because all he could think about was music, and Mozart was one of his early admirers. Children will learn that they can make up a tune to their favorite poem and sing it, and that with only seven notes they can play countless tunes.
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Henry Purcell
Marielle Khoury, Charlotte Voake
Hardcover (Moonlight Publishing, April 30, 2012)Purcell was a court musician like his father and uncle. He also wrote music for the theater—a mixture of instrumental pieces, songs, and dances. Children who have tried making up their own dance steps, or who can tell the difference between the sound of the violin and the viola, will find that they have much in common with Purcell.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Paule du Bouchet, Charlotte Voake, Michael Cantwell
Hardcover (ABRSM Publishing, Jan. 1, 2002)Bach was born into a family of many musicians—composers, singers, and instrumentalists. At the age of 12, he could play the harpsichord, the organ, the violin, and the viola. Children who are curious about how musical instruments are crafted, and who may have wondered how pieces of wood is needed to make a violin, will find that they may have much in common with Bach.
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Fryderyk Chopin
Catherine Weill, Charlotte Voake
Hardcover (Moonlight Publishing, Sept. 1, 2017)As a young Polish boy, Chopin was composing his own tunes at the age of five. He learned Latin, Greek, and French, then German, English, and Italian at the same time he was learning to play the piano. Children who can tell stories through their piano playing or singing, or who have ever danced a Polish mazurka, will find that they have much in common with Chopin. The accompanying CD features recordings of his music and the story's narration.
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The Egg
Gallimard Jeunesse, Pascale De Bourgoing, Rene Mettler
Hardcover (Cartwheel Books, March 1, 1992)Readers turn colorfully painted transparent pages to reveal each stage of a chick's growth inside an egg, and then watch it hatch in the most recent volume of a nonfiction series for the inquisitive preschooler.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Yann Walcker, Charlotte Voake
Hardcover (Moonlight Publishing, Sept. 1, 2017)Mozart was already writing music by the age of five, and when he was still very young, he traveled all over Europe and played for the Emperor of Austria, the King of France, and the Queen of England. Children who know songs from different countries, or who have tried writing songs of their own, they'll find that they have much in common with Mozart. The CD contains recordings of some of his most famous works and the narration of the story.
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