The ABC Animal Orchestra

The ABC Animal Orchestra
Author: Donald Saaf
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2015-04-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1627795707

Aardvarks play accordions Butterflies strum banjos Chimpanzees crash cymbals Preschoolers can learn their ABCs with the fresh, alliterative text and the charming illustrations of animal friends playing music with instruments from around the world.

Wee Sing and Learn ABC

Wee Sing and Learn ABC
Author: Pamela Conn Beall
Publisher: Price Stern Sloan
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2000-08
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780843175967

Uses colorful animals in every size and shape to help children learn their alphabet.

The Evolving Animal Orchestra

The Evolving Animal Orchestra
Author: Henkjan Honing
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 159
Release: 2019-03-05
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0262351161

A music researcher's quest to discover other musical species. Even those of us who can't play a musical instrument or lack a sense of rhythm can perceive and enjoy music. Research shows that all humans possess the trait of musicality. We are a musical species—but are we the only musical species? Is our musical predisposition unique, like our linguistic ability? In The Evolving Animal Orchestra, Henkjan Honing embarks upon a quest to discover if humans share the trait of musicality with other animals. Charles Darwin believed that musicality was a capacity of all animals, human and nonhuman, with a clear biological basis. Taking this as his starting point, Honing—a music cognition researcher—visits a series of biological research centers to observe the ways that animals respond to music. He has studied scientists' accounts of Snowball, the cockatoo who could dance to a musical beat, and of Ronan, the sea lion, who was trained to move her head to a beat. Now Honing will be able to make his own observations. Honing tests a rhesus monkey for beat perception via an EEG; performs a listening experiment with zebra finches; considers why birds sing, and if they intend their songs to be musical; explains why many animals have perfect pitch; and watches marine mammals respond to sounds. He reports on the unforeseen twists and turns, doubts, and oversights that are a part of any scientific research—and which point to as many questions as answers. But, as he shows us, science is closing in on the biological and evolutionary source of our musicality.

The Animal Orchestra Plays Mozart

The Animal Orchestra Plays Mozart
Author: Sam Taplin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781474982153

Introducing little children to five of Mozart's greatest tunes. Children can discover the magic of Mozart by pressing the buttons in this enchanting sound book. The animal orchestra travel through the forest playing five different pieces of Mozart's music and telling the other animals a little bit about the extraordinary man who wrote them. The beautiful illustrations and spellbinding music are a perfect introduction to one of the greatest composers of all time. WARNING! This product contains button or coin cell batteries which are dangerous. Dispose of used batteries immediately. Keep new and used batteries away from children. Batteries can cause serious injuries if they are swallowed or placed inside any part of the body. If you think batteries may have been swallowed or placed inside any part of the body, seek immediate medical attention. Different types of batteries (i.e. Alkaline and Zinc) or new and used batteries are not to be mixed. Only batteries of the same or equivalent type as recommended are to be used. Batteries are to be inserted with the correct polarity. Exhausted batteries are to be removed from the product. The supply terminals are not to be short-circuited. Do not throw batteries into a fire. Batteries should never be left in the product when not in use for long periods of time. Non rechargeable batteries are not to be recharged. Rechargeable batteries are to be removed from the product before being charged. Rechargeable batteries are only to be charged under adult supervision. This product contains batteries and electronics that may be harmful to the environment; they should not be discarded with normal household waste but taken to your local collection centre for recycling. Please retain this information for future reference.Battery removal and installation instructions: With a screwdriver, loosen the captive screw and remove the lid to the battery compartment keeping it away from children. Insert the new button cell batteries as shown in the polarity diagram (+/-) inside the battery compartment. Lower the lid back onto the compartment and re-tighten the captive screw.

First Book about the Orchestra

First Book about the Orchestra
Author: Sam Taplin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Board books
ISBN: 9781409597667

Press the pictures of instruments and players to play the sounds and hear how the instruments work individually and together. This is a perfect introduction to world of classical music for young children. Players come together in the final pages to give a rousing finale, bringing the orchestra to life.

Never Play Music Right Next to the Zoo

Never Play Music Right Next to the Zoo
Author: John Lithgow
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2013-10-22
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1442467444

A lively and lyrical picture book jaunt from actor and author John Lithgow! Oh, children! Remember! Whatever you may do, Never play music right next to the zoo. They’ll burst from their cages, each beast and each bird, Desperate to play all the music they’ve heard. A concert gets out of hand when the animals at the neighboring zoo storm the stage and play the instruments themselves in this hilarious picture book based on one of John Lithgow’s best-loved tunes.

Wild Symphony

Wild Symphony
Author: Dan Brown
Publisher: Dragonfly Books
Total Pages: 45
Release: 2023-09-19
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0593704231

#1 New York Times bestselling author Dan Brown makes his picture book debut with this mindful, humorous, musical, and uniquely entertaining book! The author will be donating all US royalties due to him to support music education for children worldwide, through the New Hampshire Charitable foundation. Travel through the trees and across the seas with Maestro Mouse and his musical friends! Young readers will meet a big blue whale and speedy cheetahs, tiny beetles and graceful swans. Each has a special secret to share. Along the way, you might spot the surprises Maestro Mouse has left for you- a hiding buzzy bee, jumbled letters that spell out clues, and even a coded message to solve! Children and adults can enjoy this timeless picture book as a traditional read-along, or can choose to listen to original musical compositions as they read--one for each animal--with a free interactive smartphone app, which uses augmented reality to play the appropriate song for each page when a phone's camera is held over it.

Welcome to the Symphony

Welcome to the Symphony
Author: Carolyn Sloan
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2015-10-27
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0761176470

Using one of the most famous works in classical music—Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony—here is the perfect way to introduce a young child to the world of classical music. This charming and interactive picture book with its panel of 19 sound buttons is like a ticket to a concert hall, taking readers on a journey from the exciting first moment when the musicians begin tuning up to the end of the first movement (attention newcomers: don’t clap yet!). At each step of the way, readers learn the basics of classical music and the orchestra: What is a conductor? What is a symphony? Who was Beethoven? The different aspects of music: melody, harmony, tempo, theme. And the families of instruments—strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion. But the best part is that every critical idea is illustrated in gorgeous sound. The sound panel allows readers to hear the different parts of the symphony and voices of the music—the famous beginning of the Fifth, what a clarinet sounds like, the difference between a violin and a viola, what a melody is, and what harmony is. Kids will want to match their voices to the A note that tunes the orchestra, dance to the rhythmic passages—and, of course, sing along to da-da-da-daah!

BANDS by Jude

BANDS by Jude
Author: Jude Evans
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2020-11
Genre:
ISBN: 9780578709574

An alphabet book for music lovers.

Skinny Brown Dog

Skinny Brown Dog
Author: Kimberly Willis Holt
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2007-06-12
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780805075878

National Book Award-winning author Kimberly Willis Holt delivers a charming story about an unlikely friendship between a baker and a dog that hangs around his bakery. Full color.