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Performing Arts Music Creative Writing Dance Drama Visual Arts Understanding Grading Letters N = New Books graded N are unread, not previously-owned books. Usually they have been purchased directly from the publisher or have been purchased from a used book store where they were also marked new. LN = Like-New LN books have been read but appear to be new. LN books have no scuffed edges, no wear to dust jackets, no dog-eared corners. LN books and N books are gift-giving quality. VG = Very Good Books graded VG may have slight minor defects. The defects will always be marked in the expanded description. These books may have dog-eared corners, some shelf wear or bumped corners. They are obviously used books but are still in very good condition. G = Good Books marked “G” have obvious signs of use. Perhaps there are small tears in the DJ, yellowed pages, and obvious shelf wear. All the pages will be present; the binding is still solid. This is the lowest rating any book on this website will receive. Books in Acceptable condition are not listed on this website. X-library books are also not listed here. Collections Little Critter Books Vintage and Collectable - Children's books Sheet music	Biographies Scroll to: Biographies \| Music history \| Stories with musical themes \| Listen & play \| a Getting to Know the World´ Greatest Composers book Roll over me to see the back page of Bach. Roll over me to see an inside page. Roll over me to read a synopsis of Bach. Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach presents a biography of the most well-known organist of all time. The reader follows Bach from his birth in Eisenach, Germany, to his many positions as choral director, cantor, organ repairman, harpsichord virtuoso, organist, and baroque composer of hundreds of now well-known compositions. Title Author: Illustrator: Publisher/Date: For ages: ISBN number Format: # pages / Size: Condition # Available Johann Sebastian Bach Mike Venezia Mike Venezia Children´ Press / 2006 8 to 12 0-516-26352-8 Softcover 32 / 8 x 9 1/2 N 3 Price $ 5.21 a Getting to Know the World´s Greatest Composers book Roll over me to see the back cover of the Beatles. Roll over me to see an inside page. Roll over me to read a synopsis of the Beatles. Meet John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr in a fun and informative way. Loaded with pictures of each member of the Beatles in his formative years and with clever cartoons highlighting the artistic temperament, Mike Venezia's The Beatles is a treasure. Title Author: Illustrator: Publisher/Date: For ages: ISBN number Format: # pages / Size: Condition # Available the Beatles Mike Venezia Mike Venezia Children´s Press / 1997 4 to 10 0-516-26147-9 Softcover 32 / 8 x 9 1/2 N 3 Price $ 5.21 Roll over me to see the back cover of the Beethoven. Roll over me to see an inside page. Roll over me to read a synopsis of Beethoven and the Classical Age "This book explores the musical world of Beethoven in words and full-color illustrations....Readers are also introduced to Viennese life in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, and to that city's position as the world's music capital. Concluding this volume are sketches of composers who have been influenced by Beethoven, including Schubert, Schumann, and Weber."--the Publisher Title Author: Illustrator: Publisher/Date: For ages: ISBN number Format: # pages / Size: Condition # Available Beethoven and the Classical Age Andrea Bergamini Studio L. R. Galante Barrons / 1999 9 & up 0-7641-5133-9 Hardcover 64 / 8 3/4 x 11 1/2 LN 1 Price $ 11.95 a Getting to Know the World´s Greatest Composers book Roll over me to read a review. Mike Venezia's biography of Johannes Brahmsis a delightful combination of important biographical facts and humorous artistic commentary. Brahms is known today in the classical world as one of the 3 B's. The other two are Bach and Beethoven. This most accessible book for young readers interested in music uses pictures, cartoons, and the written word to tell the story of Brahms, growing up in Hamburg, Germany, becoming a piano virtuosi, earning money performing in German beer halls, and composing some of the best-loved classical-romantic music of all time. Title Author: Illustrator: Publisher/Date: For ages: ISBN number Format: # pages / Size: Condition # Available Johannes Brahms Mike Venezia Mike Venezia Children´s Press / 1999 4 to 10 0-516-26467-2 Softcover 32 / 8 x 9 1/2 N 3 Price $ 5.21 a Getting to Know the World´s Greatest Composers book Title Author: Illustrator: Publisher/Date: For ages: ISBN number Format: # pages / Size: Condition # Available Aaron Copland Mike Venezia Mike Venezia Children´s Press / 1995 4 to 10 0-516-44538-3 Softcover 32 / 8 x 9 1/2 N 3 Price $ 5.21 a Getting to Know the World´s Greatest Composers book Title Author: Illustrator: Publisher/Date: For ages: ISBN number Format: # pages / Size: Condition # Available Duke Ellington Mike Venezia Mike Venezia Children´s Press / 1995 4 to 10 0-516-44540-5 Softcover 32 / 8 x 9 1/2 N 6 Price $ 5.21 a Getting to Know the World´s Greatest Composers book Title Author: Illustrator: Publisher/Date: For ages: ISBN number Format: # pages / Size: Condition # Available George Gershwin Mike Venezia Mike Venezia Children´s Press / 1994 4 to 10 0-516-44536-7 Softcover 32 / 8 x 9 1/2 N 6 Price $ 5.21 Title Author: Illustrator: Publisher/Date: For ages: ISBN number Format: # pages / Size: Condition # Available Satchmo's Blues Alan Schroeder Floyd Cooper Doubleday / 1996 (1st) 6 to 10 0-385-320-46-9 Softcover 29 / 8 3/4 x 11 1/2 LN, Gift-quality 1 Price $ 8.99 Music history Scroll to : Biographies \| Music history \| Stories with musical themes \| Listen & play \| Roll over to see 1st page, Ah, Music. Roll over for Ah, Music awards Bank Street Best Children´s Book of the Year ALA Notable Book New York Public Library´s 100 titles for reading and sharing Aliki's "Ah, Music!" introduces children to all aspects of music, to the history of music, to the composers, and to the various families of instruments. This is an outstanding educational book for children of all ages. Roll over for a description of Ah,Music. Aliki grew up in a family where music was a part of family life. She shares her knowledge and love of music in her book, "Ah, Music." The 47-page book takes the reader on a journey: exploring what is music?, looking at the creative art of music and its composers, and examining the music itself as it is played by solo instruments, a group of instruments, or an entire orchestra . Aliki introduces the concept of harmony, illustrates the various instruments (including voice) used to make music, and shares a brief history of music from the prehistoric to the classical era. She includes a chapter on the diversity of music and on music therapy. She concludes with words of encouragement to a young musician. Title Author: Illustrator: Publisher/Date: For ages: ISBN number Format: # pages / Size: Condition # Available Ah,Music Aliki Aliki HarperCollins/1970 4-8 0-0644-6236-6 Softcover 48 / 9 x 12 New Back Order Price $ 4.49 Title Author: Publisher/Date: For ages: ISBN number Format: # pages / Size: Condition # Available The Music Connection Assorted Silver Burdett Ginn / 1995 Lower elementary 0-382-26182-8 Hardcover 286 / 8 3/8 x 10 1/4 LN 1 Price $ 6.95 Roll over me to read a synopsis of How to Play Piano. Within the 104 pages of Roger Evans', How to Play Piano, is all you need to know to get a good start in learning to play the instrument. The first few pages include information of how a piano works, the different types of pianos, how to care for a piano, suggestions for buying a piano, an more. On page 24 Evans introduces the keyboard, names of the notes, and playing simple tunes. By page 86 instruction is give about key signatures, sharps, and flats, and developing effective practice techniques. Title Author: Publisher/Date: For ages: ISBN number Format: # pages / Size: Condition # Available How to Play Piano Roger Evans St. Martins Griffin / 2001 9 and up 0-312-28708-9 Softcover 104 / 7 1/4 x 9 1/4 VG, Shiny DJ. No markings. 1 Price $ 3.50 Roll over me to see the Table of Contents. Roll over me to see seocnd page. Roll over me to read a review. Musical Instruments is a voyage of discovery: through time--from the first flutes of bone, to Native American bull-roarers, to computerized electronic synthesizers; through space--exploring relationships across cultures and continents, from Eygptian harps made about 3000 B.C. to Stradivari´s violin workshop in 18th-centruy Italy, to modern orchestras that use car horns, typewriters, and whistles to make music. Title Publisher/Date: For ages: ISBN number Format: # pages / Size: Condition # Available Musical Instruments Scholastic / 1994 6 and up 0-590-47638-6 Hardcover 42 / 8 x 9 VG, Stickers pre-placed. Cocked. Otherwise, like-new 1 Price $ 4.50 Stories with musical themes Scroll to : Biographies \| Music history \| Stories with musical themes \| Listen & play \| A counting book Roll over me to see the back cover. Roll over to view #7 of Animal Orchestra. Roll over to view another #7 of Animal Orchestra.. Title Author: Illustrator: Publisher/Date: For ages: ISBN number Format: # pages / Size: Condition # Available Animal Orchestra Scott Gustafson Scott Gustafsonk The Greenwich Workshop 3 to 6 0-86713-030-x Hardcover 26 / 12 x 9 1/2 N 1 Price $ 10.25 Coretta Scott King illustrator honor book, 1999 Roll over me to see a page of Bat Boy. Roll over me to see a 2nd inside page. Roll over me to read a synopsis of Bat Boy & His Violin. Within the 27 pages Gavin Curtis tells a beautiful tale of family love. The story, told by Reggie, is mostly about being bat boy for the Dukes. His description, told so straight-forwardly, offers the readers insight about what it may have been like to travel in 1948 with the Dukes, a 'colored' team. The illustrations capture the action of the story wonderfully. Mr. Lewis stated that he conducted extensive research to create the paintings for The Bat Boy & His violin. He used his son Joshua as the model for Reginald. This beautiful story about family relationships received the Coretta Scott King Award. Title Author: Illustrator: Publisher/Date: For ages: ISBN number Format: # pages / Size: Condition # Available The Bat Boy & His Violin Gavin Curtis E. B. Lewis Aladdin Paperbacks/ 2006 4 to 10 0-689-84115-9 Softcover 27 / 11 x 8 1/2 N 1 Price $ 4.50 Caldecott Honor 1980 Title Author: Illustrator: Publisher/Date: For ages: ISBN number Format: # pages / Size: Condition # Available Ben's Trumpet Rachel Isadora Rachel Isadora Greenwillow Books / 1979 3 to 8 0-688-10988-8 Softcover 33 / 9 3/4 x 8 N 3 Price $ 5.21 Caldecott Honor 1981 Title Author: Illustrator: Publisher/Date: For ages: ISBN number Format: # pages / Size: Condition # Available The Brementown Musicians Ilse Plume Ilse Plume Yearling / March, 19998 5 to 8 0-440-41456-3 Softcover 29 / 10 1/8 x 7 3/4 G, Bent top corner, gently read 1 Price $ 2.50 Roll over me to read a review. "The performers must get to the ball, (Berlioz leads one and all,) but their wagon and load are stuck in the road, and the mule has decided to stall!" excerpt from Berlioz the Bear This Reading Rainbow picture book is illustrated with charming, old world-like pictures of Berlioz and his musician friends. Title Author: Illustrator: Publisher/Date: For ages: ISBN number Format: # pages / Size: Condition # Available Berlioz the Bear Jan Brett Jan Brett Scholastic / 1991 5 to 8 0-590-45754-3 Softcover 30 / 8 1/2 x 11 VG, Gently read. 1 Price $ 3.50 Roll over me to see the back cover of Chicka Chicka. Roll over me to read a synopsis of the Chicka Chicka 1 2 3. This 1st edition counting book is based on the classic Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. "One hundred and one numbers climb the apple tree in this bright, rollicking, joyous book for young children. As the numerals pile up and bumblebees threaten, what's the number that saves the day? Read and count and play and laugh to learn the surprising answer." -- The Publishers Title Author: Illustrator: Publisher/Date: For ages: ISBN number Format: # pages / Size: Condition # Available Chicka Chicka 1 2 3 Bill Martin, Michael Sampson Lois Ehlert Simon & Schuster / 2004 2 to 6 0-689-85881-7 Hardcover 32 / 10 1/2 x 10 5/8 VG, No DJ, clean, but read pgs. 1 Price $ 4.25 ALA Notable Children's Book Title Author/: Illustrator: Publisher/Date: For ages: ISBN number Format: # pages / Size: Condition # Available Chicka Chicka Boom Boom B. Martin, J. Archambauld Lois Ehlert Aladdin / 2000 4 to 8 0-689-83568-1 Softcover 32 / 8 1/2 x 10 5/8 LN 1 Price $ 2.50 a Reading Rainbow book Roll over me to read a synopsis of the Mama Don't Allow. Miles' loves to practice his new saxophone. However, his parents--and the whole neighborhood--can not bear any more saxophone sound. His mother suggests Miles practice outside. Miles teams up with three other musicians to form the Swamp Band. This clever book is "high-energy, high-decibel fun." --The Kirkus Reviews Title Author: Illustrator: Publisher/Date: For ages: ISBN number Format: # pages / Size: Condition # Available Mama Don't Allow Thacher Hurd Thacher Hurd HarperCollins / 1985 4 to 10 0-0644-3078-2 Softcover 40 / 9.8 x 7.8 N Sold out Price $ 4.50 Title Author: Illustrator: Publisher/Date: For ages: ISBN number Format: # pages / Size: Condition # Available Play it again, Rosie Ruth Brook Ruth Brook Troll Assoc. / 1988 (1st) 3 to 8 0 8167 0904 1 Softcover 32 / 8 x 11 LN 1 Price $ 4.50 Listen & play Scroll to : Biographies \| Music history \| Stories with musical themes \| Listen & play \| Roll over me to read about Philadelphia Chickens. Philadelphia Chickens by Sandra Boynton is a kids music book/CD set. The original cast recording was performed by such notables as Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline. The snappy lyrics and expressive illustrations by Boynton and the all-star cast of this children´s set have made it a New York Times # 1 best seller. Title Author: Illustrator: Publisher/Date: For ages: ISBN number Format: # pages / Size: Condition # Available Philadelphia Chickens Sandra Boynton Sandra Boynton Workman Press / 2002 All ages 0-7611-2636-8 Hardcover with CD 61 / 8 1/4 x 10 1/4 N 0 Price $ 10.99 Title Author: Illustrator: Publisher/Date: For ages: ISBN number Format: # pages / Size: Condition # Available Rhinoceros Tap Sandra Boynton Sandra Boynton Workman Press / 2004 All Ages 0-7611-3323-2 Hardcover with CD 59 / 10 1/4 x 8 1/4 N 2 Price $ 10.99 Title Author/: Illustrator: Publisher/Date: For ages: ISBN number Format: # pages / Size: Condition # Available Simeon´s Gift Julie Andrews Emma Walton Hamilton HarperCollins / 2003 3 to 7 0-06-008914-8 Hardcover w.CD 29 / 10 1/4 x 10 1/2 N 2 Price $ 11.50 Title Compiled by: Publisher/Date: For ages: ISBN number Format: # pages / Size: Condition # Available Songs & Rhymes with Beat Motions John M. Feierabend Gia Publications / 2004 All ages 1-57999-267-6 Softcover 138/ 7 x 10 N 1 Price $ 10.50 Title Author: Illustrator: Publisher/Date: For ages: ISBN number Format: # pages / Size: Condition # Available The Story of the Orchestra Robert Levine Meredith Hamilton Black Dog and Leventhal / 2001 8 and up 1-57912-148-9 Hardcover w. CD 96 / 10 x 10 1/4 N 2 Price $ 12.95
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