
Children's books for 7 - 11 years
Beautiful Illustrated non-fiction books specially adapted for chidren aged 7 to 11 years old. Young readers can initally listen to the narrative on the accompanying audio CD which is interwoven with extracts of the artist’s music. This, combined with the evocative illustrations helps immerse young readers in the life and music of the artist. They can follow the text as they listen to the CD and may then be motivated to read the book without the CD as they become more familiar with story.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
£9.99
Mozart was already writing music by the age of five, and when he was still very young, he traveled all over Europe and played for the Emperor of Austria, the King of France, and the Queen of England….
Ray Charles
£9.99
Follow Ray Charles’s rise from humble beginnings, overcoming hardship, loss, and blindness to become the undisputed king of rhythm ‘n’ blues. Each spread relates a different stage of his life, and key…
Fryderyc Chopin
£9.99
An illustrated biography about Chopin’s childhood and how he came to become a great composer. On the accompanying CD, the narration of the story is interwoven with recordings of his greatest works.
Franz Schubert
£9.99
At the age of seven, Franz Schubert already knew as much about music as his teacher. Did you know that Schubert was part of a string quartet with his father and two brothers? By the age of fifteenhe h…
Ella Fitzgerald
£9.99
Follow Ella’s rise to become a queen of jazz, renowned for her remarkable scat improvisations, but also for her very personal interpretations of the Broadway classics and her live performances with Du…
Louis Armstrong
£9.99
This illustrated biography of Louis Armstrong tells the life of the greatest jazz musician and singer of his age, and gives an introduction to his music. Born in New Orleans in 1901, Louis Armstrong l…
Johann Sebastian Bach
£9.99
Bach was born into a family of many musicians—composers, singers, and instrumentalists. At the age of 12, he could play the harpsichord, the organ, the violin, and the viola. Children who are curious…
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