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The Carnival of the Animals
Current price:
$19.99
Publication Date: August 24th, 2010
Publisher:
Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN:
9780375864582
Pages:
40
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The Carnival of the Animals is a beautiful book of poetry by Jack Prelutsky. Mary GrandPre's whimsical and vibrant illustrations are perfect visuals for Prelutsky onomatopoeic poetry. Prelutsky's inspiration for this timeless book was the music of Camille Saint-Saens' The Carnival of the Animals. As an added bonus, a CD of the music and Prelutsky reading his own verses is included in the book. All in all a great collection of new poetry in a beautiful book that comes alive before your very eyes.
Autumn 2010 Kids' Next List
Description
A great way to introduce children to classical music.
America’s first Children's Poet Laureate has written all-new verses to accompany the composer Camille Saint-Saëns’s The Carnival of the Animals, and the illustrator of the Harry Potter books has turned these rollicking rhymes into a picture-book fun fest. Included is a CD of the music and of Jack Prelutsky reading the verses. A note to parents and teachers by Judith Bachleitner, head of the music department at the prestigious Rudolf Steiner School in New York City, suggests ways preschoolers can act out the music—tromp like an elephant, hop like a kangaroo, glide like a swan—or, for older children, be creatively inspired by this joyful work.
