The Story Orchestra: The Sleeping Beauty: Press the note to hear Tchaikovsky’s music (Volume 3)
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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.
Join the King and Queen as they throw a party for their new baby, Princess Aurora. But when a terrible guest arrives and places a curse on princess, the kingdom must find the one special person who can defeat it… As you and your little one journey through the magical scenes illustrated by artist Jessica Courtney Tickle, you will press the buttons to hear 10 excerpts from the ballet’s music.
Readers should press firmly on the pages to activate the sound board at the back of the book, encouraging interactive learning and introducing children to this beautiful piece of music.
At the back of the book, find a short biography of the composer, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, with details about his composition of Swan Lake. Next to this, you can replay the musical excerpts and, for each of them, read a discussion of the instruments, rhythms, and musical techniques that make them so powerful. A glossary defines musical terms.
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.
Also available from the Story Orchestra series: The Magic Flute, I Can Play (vol 1), Carnival of the Animals, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, and Four Seasons in One Day.
Manufacturer’s note: please pull the white tab out of the back of the book before use. Sound buttons require a firm push in exact location to work, which may be hard for young children. All sound clips are 10 seconds long.
The perfect primer to introduce children to classical music.
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Bring Classical Music To Life
The Story Orchestra series shares illustrated retellings of classic musical scores paired with 10-second sound clips
The Story Orchestra
The Story Orchestra
Publisher : Frances Lincoln Children’s Books
Publication date : October 23, 2018
Edition : Illustrated
Language : English
Print length : 24 pages
ISBN-10 : 1786030934
ISBN-13 : 978-1786030931
Item Weight : 10.4 ounces
Reading age : 2 – 5 years, from customers
Dimensions : 10.8 x 0.75 x 12.2 inches
Part of series : The Story Orchestra
Grade level : Kindergarten – 3
Best Sellers Rank: #3,572 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #18 in Children’s Performing Arts Fiction #54 in Children’s Folk Tales & Myths (Books)
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13 reviews for The Story Orchestra: The Sleeping Beauty: Press the note to hear Tchaikovsky’s music (Volume 3)
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Amazon Customer –
Read: This book is fabulous. Here’s why…
Tasteful, thoughtful, intentional, this book is fabulous and here’s why:1. Tasteful; the Prince in the book gives the Princess a “kiss on the forehead” to wake her. I gave this as a Christmas gift and all the children, really all ages delighted in the story from small to adult. Wonderful.2. Thoughtful; a few years ago we attended a Symphony Orchestra performance Storytime at our city Library. The narrator read through the story and the Orchestra would play each feeling according to what was read (loud timpani drums or soft violins and so on, of the emotion with their instruments). This book is just like that experience, yet in the comfort of home–you read the page and press the button and the songs carry the story with the emotion on the page. I cannot tell you how much everyone enjoys this part of the book, it adds so much to the experience of storytime.3. Intentional; The story illustrations are characters of many different skin colors and this is just so lovely and well done in the beautiful artwork. The images are classic and the foil gold touches add whimsy. Reading a story is more than words, it’s the way the story is told and all these details are thoughtfully, tastefully done. The kids, boys and girls were both excited to read it. Another note on intentionality, the last page of the book shares a bit about Tchaikovsky, what he wrote and why he composed some of his most famous work. This includes a small Glossary for the story. Truly this book is a treasure, look no further for a very thoughtful, enjoyable-for-all gift.
Ina –
Beautiful and Entertaining Book
This book was a hit for children ranging in age from 2 to 10. A 10 year old saw a copy in a bookstore and asked for it as a gift and loves it.Whenever cousins come over they enjoy having it read to them. The illustrations are pleasing and attractive and accompany the ballet music and story well.This book is a definite hit and a treasure.
AmazonAddict –
A Lovely Gift for a Wide Range of Ages
This is a superb book for a range of ages (I enjoyed learning about the music, and any child past page-ripping age would enjoy the music, even before they can read). It’s our second Story Orchestra book, and I prefer this to Four Seasons, as the story faithfully narrates the ballet. Illustrations are beautiful, creative, and detailed. A particularly nice touch is the inclusive range of skin tones in the characters, and the king and queen are a mixed-race couple, so the princess is not the stereotypical Caucasian.Our favorite part is the last page with the slightly more technical explanations, where readers are taught to listen to the different sounds in the music (beats as horse hooves, flute as birds, notes as church bells, etc.). My kids (aged 7 and 5) are proud of themselves when they recognize the connections.To address other comments, we also have the same issue with pushing the buttons through the first few pages. Little fingers simply are not strong enough, and even I have trouble occasionally. We easily solve it by finding the corresponding button on the last page. The volume is certainly not too loud on our books – if anything, I’d like it slightly louder – so it seems that varies.I’m back to buy both this book and Four Seasons as gifts.
Dolores Neelon –
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Beautiful book and music
Johanna W. –
It is captivating. My niece loves it!
I gave this book for my niece’s 4th birthday. She loves ballet and this book is a really nice introduction to the music. The quality of the music is exceptional. The illustration is wonderful. I love to see all skin colors depicted in the book. In an era when diversity should be highlighted, this is a great example. And as others already mentioned, sometimes it is hard to push the music buttons. But I don’t mind at all. Just a little downside. After all, it is suitable to read this book with an adult who can help pushing the music buttons. Overall, I am very satisfied with these series (got 3 so far) and I plan to get the other two titles. Highly recommended!
Kellylou –
Daughters favorite independent play book!
Great way to introduce your child to classical music! Buttons are easy to press and the illustrations are stunning. Easy quick reads!
L –
Beautiful music and pictures, buttons hard to press
The music and pictures of this book are so beautiful and we love the concept of this. The buttons are a little bit hard to press and were a challenge when my daughter was younger
Brooke L. –
Beautiful, engagin books! My two-year-old loves them.
I bought all of these books, and I am leaving this same review on all of them. My two-year-old loves them! The music is very clear as long as you hold the book upright, and, to be honest, I am surprised by how clear it is even when it’s laying down. The illustrations are beautiful, and there are so many things to look at on each page! For instance, in the Four Seasons book, there are easter eggs in spring, and on one page in another book, there is a tiny spider. I could talk to my toddler about one page for five minutes easily because there is so much to look at. In some of the books, there are some thoughtful illustrations to demonstrate the instruments being played. In the Carnival of Animals book, there is a bunny playing a flute, for instance, when there is music that is mostly played by flutes. Also my toddler is able to press the buttons. It is a little hard, but he manages it okay. Well worth the price tag!
Clint W. –
What an amazing book . My daughter who is 5 loved me reading the story to her . This is also great for gifts. Highly recommend
Amanda –
From the story, to the illustrations and the music. Cant wait for the Saint Saens one to be released!!
Juliana Coser –
O livro mais lindo que já comprei, Perfeito. Traz a cada página os atos do ballet da Bela Adormecida, com trechos das musicas. Ilustrações belíssimas, capa belíssima, texto perfeito. Uma jóia.
Anna –
We love with my daughter all the series
Me –
Our daughter LOVES all the story orchestra books. The only problem is that the music buttons have to be pushed with a lot of strength, so she will be unable to do it for a couple years on her own. But the illustrations are gorgeous and the music is an amazing bonus!