A captivating series of sound-button books with six amazing real-life sounds.
Provides a commentary on the symphony by Saint-Saèens and describes both the instruments used and the story told by each track on the accompanying compact disc.
It is a rainy day and James and Thomas are two brothers who are very bored. Their mother tells them to go and find something to do—maybe they could tidy their room? Instead, James picks up a book full of the animals of planet Earth.
An ideal introduction to a famous piece of classical music for little children. The stylish illustrations make it an ideal gift. Scan the QR code on the back of the book to hear more music from The Carnival of the Animals.
A mischievous boy slips away from his teacher during a field trip to a natural history museum and, after the museum closes, sees all of the people he knows transformed into animals.
Lots of fun, this book will allow teachers to capture children's interest in orchestral music for a lifetime.
My First Story Orchestra: Carnival of the Animals: Listen to the Music
Inspired by Saint-Saëns' famous zoological fantasy, this magnificent project combines specially commissioned work by eleven acclaimed modern poets with riotous illustrations by Satoshi Kitamura.
" A free downloadable JUNGLE NIGHT recording offers a narration of the book, with each and every animal snore interpreted by the expressive, playful cello of Yo-Yo Ma. He even does the elephant's stop-the-show snore—though admittedly that ...
"Travel through the trees and across the seas with Maestro Mouse and his musical friends!
A clock with an octopus? A hat with a chicken? An umbrella with an elephant? Why . . . A Pop-up Toadster A Tubaboon The Clocktopus A Hatchicken and . . . The Bold Umbrellaphant And what do you get when you cross this book with a kid? Why .