| Ah, Music! Contributor(s): Aliki (Author), Aliki (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0060287195 ISBN-13: 9780060287191 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2003 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: The award-winning author-illustrator masterfully introduces young readers to all aspects of music with this stylish, witty, and meticulously researched guide, which can inspire them to consider how much music shapes their lives and the world. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Music - General |
| Dewey: 780 |
| LCCN: 2001026476 |
| Lexile Measure: 910 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 9.3" W x 12.1" (1.10 lbs) 48 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What is Music? Music is rhythm. and oh, so much more. In this richly layered compendium, Aliki shares her keen insight about music and all its themes and variations. "Ah, Music " is about composers and instruments. It's about artists and performers. It's about history -- from the earliest music through classical, modern, jazz, and popular times. It's about diversity and pleasure. If you have a love of music in your bones, or if you are just learning, or if you are about to play in your first recital, it's about you. Ah, music |
Contributor Bio(s): Aliki: - With more than 60 fiction and nonfiction titles for children to her credit, Aliki has been delighting her many fans since her first book was published in 1960. Born in New Jersey, she now lives in New York City. Aliki's books for young readers include the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out titles Digging Up Dinosaurs, Fossils Tell of Long Ago, My Feet, and My Hands. Other nonfiction books by Aliki include How a Book Is Made, Mummies Made in Egypt, My Visit to the Aquarium, My Visit to the Dinosaurs, My Visit to the Zoo, Wild and Woolly Mammoths, and William Shakespeare & the Globe. |