The Story Orchestra series brings classical music to life for children through gorgeously illustrated retellings of classic ballet and program music stories paired with 10-second sound clips of orchestras playing from their musical scores. The Story Orchestra series brings classical music to life for children through gorgeously illustrated retellings of classic ballet, opera, and program music stories paired with 10-second sound clips of orchestras playing from their musical scores. With The Story Orchestra keyboard sound books, children can play the famous melodies themselves with the sound of a real grand piano.

Story of the Orchestra: Listen While You Learn About the The Story of the Orchestra: Listen While You Learn About the

What I love most is how this book is a short little music and listening appreciation class. At the end there are little explanations for each movement, information about the composer, and some musical vocabulary linked to the specific musical piece, Carnival of the Animals.

The 3 year old boys I was reading this to mainly cared about the music, not the story or illustrations

The Story Orchestra: The Nutcracker: Press the note to hear The Story Orchestra: The Nutcracker: Press the note to hear

Discover the spellbinding magic of Swan Lake in this musical retelling of the ballet – push the button on each beautiful scene to hear the vivid sound of an orchestra playing from Tchaikovsky’s score. This is a beautiful retelling of the story with snippets of music to listen to and additional information about the composer and the pieces in the bac...Each book retells a famous ballet, opera or program music story, from Mozart to Vivaldi, in a child-friendly way, paired with sound clips of orchestras playing from their musical scores. E: I like this book because it has music and the music is nice. I like the ending. There is nothing I didn't like.

The The Story Orchestra: Four Seasons in One Day: Press the

Discover the enchanting world of The Sleeping Beauty in this musical retelling of the ballet - push the button on each beautiful scene to hear the vivid sound of an orchestra playing from Tchaikovsky's score. The books also include a biography of the composer, a glossary of musical terms and a discussion of the instruments and musical techniques used. Spectacularly amazing. Rich in so many dimensions from the music to the illustrations, from the words to the texture of the book. A sensory delight.' This book was donated by the publisher for my Stags Read project and will be given to a student in my community.

E: I didn't like it when they were making their room muddy. I like when they went out to the carnival and when they ran away from the dinosaurs. I liked the music. I do not enjoy opera’s but I do find this an enjoyable read with my daughter. She likes all the music in the book and really enjoys the illustrations.... This tale of a prince, a beautiful swan princess and an evil sorcerer begins in a woodland clearing far, far away. It is Prince Siegfried’s 21st birthday. He is playing games with his friends when his mother, the Queen, arrives to tell him he needs to stop having fun and start looking after the kingdom. Prince Siegfried dreams of running away.