Sergei Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf [With CD (Audio)]

Sergei Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf [With CD (Audio)]THERE IS NO better way to introduce children to classical music than with Prokofiev s musical fairy tale of the little boy (played by all the strings of the orchestra) who, with the help of a bird (played by the flute), outsmarted the big, bad wolf (played by the French horns). And now with this book and CD package, children can look and listen all at the same time. A new retelling by Janet Schulman follows the basic story, but with a kinder ending

THERE IS NO better way to introduce children to classical music than with Prokofiev s musical fairy tale of the little boy (played by all the strings of the orchestra) who, with the help of a bird (played by the flute), outsmarted the big, bad wolf (played by the French horns). And now with this book and CD package, children can look and listen all at the same time. A new retelling by Janet Schulman follows the basic story, but with a kinder ending for both the big bad wolf and the argumentative duck. Peter Malone s paintings have the luminous quality of old Russian masters. The CD, with music performed by the Cincinnati Pops and word-for-word narration by Peter A. Thomas, was made exclusively for this book and CD package."

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Published: 09/14/2004
ISBN: 9780375824302
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.87lbs
Size: 8.28h x 10.26w x 0.41d

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 08/15/2004 pg. 811
School Library Journal 10/01/2004 pg. 128
Publishers Weekly 11/08/2004 pg. 54
New York Times 11/14/2004 pg. 42
Booklist 12/01/2004 pg. 662
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2005 pg. 49 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw