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Claude Debussy
Pierre Babin, Charlotte Voake
Hardcover (Moonlight Publishing, May 1, 2008)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.
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Turtles & Snails
Jeunesse Gallimard
Hardcover (Scholastic Inc., Aug. 1, 1998)Introduces turtles and snails and describes how they function in their daily lives.
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Piotr Iliych Tchaikovsky
Stéphane Ollivier, Charlotte Voake
Hardcover (Moonlight Publishing, June 1, 2016)This illustrated biography of Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsy, the great Russian composer, comes with a CD and provides an introduction to his musicBorn into a wealthy family in Votkinsk in 1840 in Russia, the young Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsy developed an early taste for music. However, he was sent to study law in St. Petersburg, and after graduating he joined the Ministry of Justice. Before long he realized that the life of a civil servant did not suit him, and he entered the newly created Conservatory of Music in St. Petersburg. His dream was to become a composer, and he studied music day and night. By the age of 26 he was appointed as a teacher of Composition at the Moscow Conservatory and had written his first symphony. He went on to write 5 other symphonies, a piano and a violin concerto, operas such as Eugene Onegin, and music for ballet, including Swan Lake, for which he is perhaps best known.
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The Human Body: A First Discovery Book
Sylvaine Perols, Gallimard Jeunesse
Spiral-bound (Cartwheel Books, Sept. 1, 1996)A detailed and straightforward first guide to the wonders of the human body helps young readers discover how their bodies work, both inside and outside.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Yann Walcker, Charlotte Voake
Hardcover (Moonlight Publishing, April 27, 2012)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.
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Fryderyk Chopin
Catherine Weill, Charlotte Voake
Hardcover (Moonlight Publishing, May 1, 2012)As a young Polish boy, Chopin was already 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.
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Ray Charles
Stéphane Ollivier, Remi Courgeon
Hardcover (Moonlight Publishing, Dec. 1, 2016)Follow Ray Charles's rise from humble beginnings, overcoming hardship, loss, and blindness to become the undisputed king of rhythm ’n’ blues. Each spread relates a different stage of his life, and key moments are captured by evocative photos from the time and Rémi Courgeon’s beautiful illustrations. The narrative of the book is recorded on the accompanying CD, as well as 15 of the singer’s most emblematic recordings.
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Birds First Discovery Books
Scholastic
Hardcover (Scholastic Inc., March 1, 1993)Young readers are encouraged to find a bird's nest among the branches of a tree and other surprises, in an informative book that features brightly painted transparent pages.
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