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In this picture book inspired by the life of Antonio Vivaldi, the composer himself narrates how a creative, determined boy grew up to create masterpieces like “The Four Seasons.”Sku: 9780802855862
I, Vivaldi
By: Janice Shefelman$13.95 -
Sample This is an inspiring children’s biography of the great musician Haydn. The story winds its way into the hearts of all music loving children: for it is told with all the understanding, sympathy and appreciation that its two inspired authors have to give. Be inspired by the musical beginning of the boy who later played before kings in palaces, and who has left us some of the most beautiful music ever written.Sku: 9781933573007
Joseph Haydn, The Merry Little Peasant
By: Opal Wheeler$20.95 -
A stunning, rhythmic picture book biography of African American composer Scott Joplin, whose ragtime music paved the way for jazz.Sku: 9781534410367
King of Ragtime: The Story of Scott Joplin
By: Stephen Costanza$23.99 -
Born in 1452 to a peasant woman and a country gentleman, Leonardo da Vinci was one of the most amazing people who ever lived. He grew up to be a great painter, sculptor, architect, scientist, and inventor.Sku: 9780688161552
Leonardo da Vinci
By: Diane Stanley$14.99 -
Opal Wheeler captures the superb quality of musical greatness of Beethoven and communicates it to boys and girls—a stirring tribute to the greatest composer of all.Sku: 9780974650562
Ludwig Beethoven and the Chiming Tower Bells
By: Opal Wheeler$20.95 -
Sample Mozart, The Wonder Boy presents the musical genius of this child prodigy, the loving family in which he was reared, and the impact he had on the world around him, "Here is a book about the most musical boy that ever lived. Fortunately for us he wrote a great deal of music and this we can hear today even though we can never hear him play it. His music is always lovely and you will surely hear more of it as you grow up Through his music, Mozart will always be to us a wonder man." - Peter W. Dykema-from the original 1941 editionSku: 9780974650531
Mozart, The Wonder Boy
By: Opal Wheeler$20.95 -
A picture book celebration of the indomitable Muddy Waters, a blues musician whose fierce and electric sound laid the groundwork for what would become rock and roll.Sku: 9781481443494
Muddy: The Story of Blues Legend Muddy Waters
By: Michael Mahin$23.99 -
The true story of eighteenth-century mathematician Sophie Germain, who solved the unsolvable to achieve her dream.Sku: 9780316278201
Nothing Stopped Sophie: The Story of Unshakable Mathematician Sophie Germain
By: Cheryl Bardoe$23.99 -
Thoreau and Tudor could not have been more different from each other. Yet both shared the bounties of Walden Pond and would change the course of history through their writings and innovations.Sku: 9780823460229
Of Walden Pond: Of Walden Pond: Henry David Thoreau, Frederic Tudor, and the Pond Between
By: Lesa Cline-Ransome$12.49 -
Caldecott Medal winner Emily Arnold McCully delivers a charming picture book following the life of prolific composer and musician Franz Schubert through the eyes of the friends who helped him find success.Sku: 9781534488786
Our Little Mushroom: A Story of Franz Schubert and His Friends
By: Emily Arnold McCully$23.99 -
Written in warmth and understanding, the present book on Paganini begins with his unhappy childhood along the wharves in Genoa and carries him straight through the tempestuous years when great genius and poverty waged an endless battle which genius finally won.
Sku: 9781610060134Paganini, Master of Strings
By: Opal Wheeler$20.95 -
The story of Patrick's life, from his noble birth in Britain to his being captured and taken to Ireland by a group of bandits, to the "dreams" that led him to convert the Irish people to the Christian faith. DePaola also retells several well-known legends, including the story of how Patrick got rid of all the snakes in Ireland."Sku: 9780823410774
Patrick: Patron Saint of Ireland
By: Tomie dePaola$12.49 -
Sample From the time he was a little boy, playing with his beloved cat, Ziff, in his home village in Saxony, until he became the famous composer, friend of Mendelssohn, Chopin, and Liszt, Robert Schumann lived happily and pleasantly. Unlike many of his contemporaries, he had few major problems to overcome. His work, his family life, all brought him the reward of renown and joy.Sku: 9781933573069
Robert Schumann and Mascot Ziff
By: Opal Wheeler$20.95 -
This is the first complete work on the life of Bach ever written for children. Every important incident is mentioned and every detail of the story is true.Sku: 9780974650517
Sebastian Bach, The Boy from Thuringia
By: Opal Wheeler$20.95 -
From the time he was a small boy in Vermont, Wilson Bentley saw snowflakes as small miracles. And he determined that one day his camera would capture for others the wonder of the tiny crystal...Sku: 9780395861622
Snowflake Bentley
By: Jacqueline Briggs Martin$23.99 -
Caldecott Honor winner Sweet mixes E.B. White’s personal letters, photos, and family ephemera with her own exquisite artwork to tell the story of this literary icon.Sku: 9780358137290
Some Writer!
By: Melissa Sweet$15.99