The Music of Life: Bartolomeo Cristofori & the Invention of the Piano, written by Elizabeth Rusch, illustrated by Marjorie Priceman published in 2017 by Atheneum Books for Young Readers Fascinating! The evolution of today’s piano from its ancestors the clavichord …
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can we do it? yes, we can!…books for Women’s History Month
When I read biographies of women, I am often flabbergasted by the variety of activities once considered off-limits to females. Such perverse undertakings as riding a bicycle, voting, being a nurse, were scandalous not so very long ago. What a concerted …
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ten tremendous treats…new and amazing books for small-fry
The 2016 books are making their way into our libraries and bookshops. Here are ten new titles I found irresistible! I’ve blogged a lot of titles recently for slightly older picture-book readers. Today’s batch is perfect for the smallest of …
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sugarplum fairies and seven-headed mice
Are you going to a Nutcracker performance this year? I have such fond memories of taking my children to the ballet — the magical sets, enchanting costumes, sparkling celeste, scampering mice. Today, I’ve got six books starring the Nutcracker, none of …
five helpings of beauty, charm, and cheer
Mr. Postman’s Rounds, written and illustrated by Marianne Dubuc, translated from the French by Yvette Ghione English edition published in 2015 by Kids Can Press This one scores a perfect 10 on the Adorability Scale. Tag along with plucky Mr. …
still walking toward that dream…five to celebrate MLK Day 2015
A Dance Like Starlight: One Ballerina’s Dream, by Kristy Dempsey, illustrated by Floyd Cooper published in 2014 by Philomel Books “On November 13, 1951, four years before singer Marian Anderson’s Metropolitan Opera debut, dancer Janet Collins became the first African …
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Stravinsky, Nijinsky, and Kandinsky…say that three times fast
Three extraordinary Russian artists today –a composer, a dancer, a painter — in two marvelous books. When Stravinsky Met Nijinsky: Two Artists, Their Ballet, and One Extraordinary Riot, written and illustrated by Lauren Stringer published in 2013 by Harcourt Children’s …
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a list of…five books that pirouette, swing, do-si-do, waltz and tap!
Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring, by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan, illustrated by Brian Floca Appalachian Spring is an American classic. Most of us know it as a moving orchestral piece. But it was born as a ballet, with …
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