{"product_id":"the-story-orchestra-carnival-of-the-animals","title":"The Story Orchestra: Carnival of the Animals","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the magical world of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarnival of the Animals\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein this musical reimagining of this celebrated suite for children – push the button in each breathtaking scene to hear the vivid sound of an orchestra playing from Camille Saint-Saëns’ score.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne day, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003etwo brothers discover a magical animal kingdom behind their bookcase\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. They are greeted by the royal lion with his shaggy mane; ask for directions from an old lonely tortoise; take a ride on some lumbering elephants; topple a skeleton of dinosaur bones; and swim among a school of shimmering fish. If only they could take them all home...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book includes extracts from ‘The Swan’, ‘Aquarium’, ‘Fossils’, and ‘Finale’ (From Disney’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFantasia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) along with a totally new story to link the pieces together.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs you and your little one journey through the magical scenes, you will \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003epress the buttons to hear 10 excerpts from the suite’s music\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. At the back of the book, find a short biography of the composer, Camille Saint-Saëns, with details about his composition of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarnival of the Animals\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Next to this, you can replay the musical excerpts and, for each of them, read a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ediscussion of the instruments, rhythms and musical techniques\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e that make them so powerful. A \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eglossary\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e defines musical terms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Story Orchestra series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quarto","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52390033096997,"sku":"9780711249523","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0036\/1539\/1833\/files\/TheStoryOrchestra-CarnivaloftheAnimals.jpg?v=1779130620","url":"https:\/\/curiousbeartoys.com\/products\/the-story-orchestra-carnival-of-the-animals","provider":"The Curious Bear Toy \u0026 Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}