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Product Details
This lyrical romp through the orchestra begins with animal musicians slowly gathering for the evening performance. Poetic descriptions suggest the sounds of the instruments, and lively watercolor illustrations capture the playful essence of each musician and musical instrument.  ItÂs a smashing introduction to classical music, and a must prior to a first visit to the symphony. --Publishers Weekly
Product Reviews
 (4 stars) - Good visual introduction to orchestral instruments for young children
Large colorful pictures of animals,complete with formal wear, playing instruments. The illustrations are adorable. Besides the violinist raccoon on the front cover, imagine a tiger playing french horn, polar bear on bassoon, and an elephant holding cymbals.
Instruments are grouped by family, with several examples shown within each family. The author also gives a brief overview about what is unique to each instrument, and a written attempt at describing its tone. An example would be the description of the String Bass, "It is so tall that you must stand up or sit on a high stool to play it. When bowed, its low notes moan and groan."
I did notice that one instrument that was left out of the large pictures, although it was included in the final group illustration. The trombone. The bass drum and triangle are shown next to the cymbols in the large pictures, but without descriptions.
Overall, very cute. As a homeschooler, I could easily see using this to show young children the basic parts of an orchestra before listening to a symphony or going to a concert.
 (1 stars) - Inexcusable
I bought this book to read to my little grandson. Being a professional trombonist, I was shocked to find that there is absolutely no mention of the trombone. This is inexcusable--do not buy this book if you want a comprehensive book about the symphony orchestra.
 (5 stars) - Great Book
I really like the pictures and descriptions in this book! I know my students will like it and will be able to learn from it!
 (2 stars) - Maybe I'm being too picky
I don't have any children, so maybe I'm being too picky with this book but I felt the string section was covered nicely. The Violin, Viola, Cello, and string bass all were discussed. When it came to woodwinds, flute, piccolo, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, and bass clarinet were all shown (they seem to have forgotten saxophone may be more common than oboe.) . The brass section was empty only showcasing French Horn, Trumpet, and Tuba...leaving out euphonium or baritone, cornet, trombone. Basically that brings me to me to my point, the brass section of the book was bad...
(4 stars) - Introduction to Music
I bought this book for my 4 year old grandaughter after members of the symphony visted her pre-school. The illustrations are beautiful and the animal musicians kept her interest as we talked about each of the instruments. The book is a wonderful way to intoduce any child to the joys of music.
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