Books with title The Harmonica

When the Nazis invaded Poland, a family is split apart. The parents are sent to one concentration camp, their son to another. Only his father's gift, a harmonica, keeps the boy's hopes alive and, miraculously, ensures his survival.Tony Johnston's powerful story, inspired by the life of a Holocaust survivor, is enhanced by Ron Mazellan's luminous artwork.A testament to the human spirit and the transcendent power of music.

This powerful story, inspired by the life of a Holocaust survivor, is a testament to the human spirit and the transcendent power of music. When the Nazis invaded Poland, a family is split apart. The parents are sent to one concentration camp, their son to another. Only his father's gift, a harmonica, keeps the boy's hopes alive and, miraculously, ensures his survival. When an officer discovers his talent, he makes the boy play each night. Through music the boy invokes his parents and brings comfort to the other prisoners, lifting their spirits if only for a moment at time. Ron Mazellan's luminous artwork depicts the bleakness of the time, while letting the beauty that hope can bring through the darkness shine.

Dorothee Kocks steals intimate details from American history to craft a novel of sensuality, ecstasy and music that reads at the pace of a thriller. Young Chjara Vallé is exiled from Corsica – sold as a servant to an opium addict in Paris. Music paves the way for her to flee with Henry, her love, to post-revolutionary America. There the new freedoms and Puritan vigor compete for ascendancy. Chjara woos and scandalizes in equal measure with her playing of Benjamin Franklin’s glass harmonica, while Henry hides his trade in erotica and forbidden books. Secrets gather and the charge between the lovers weakens as the crowds begin to call for the family’s blood. Rooted in historical fact, this debut novel by a gifted international storyteller takes you into a passionate world full of dangerous ideas and dangerous men – it is a world you’ll not want to leave. ‘Bawdy, geographically vast, heroic, and sensual indeed.’ Sterling Watson, author of ‘Fighting in the Shade’

The harmonica is a free reed wind instrument that was developed in Europe during the nineteenth century. It is played by blowing and drawing air through the instrument, in either one or multiple holes at a time for different effects. It gained popularity through various musical genres, including folk, blues, jazz, country and good old rock and roll. Learn a brief history, how to clean and maintain your instrument, and how to play some classic favorites.- A classic instrument to add to your musical repertoire.- Learn all the essentials of the harmonica with this one compact, deluxe set.Feeling blue? Harmonica offers everything you need to play one of America’s favorite instruments.