Epic
Epic!
One of my favorite ways to pass a lazy day, or to unwind after a crazy day, is to sink into the sofa with a good book. Epic seems to have just the right book for every mood I find myself in. Some days I want to challenge my reading comprehension and thinking skills with some new vocabulary and difficult concepts. Other days I feel like closing my eyes, listening to a read-along, and allowing the storyteller to lead me into another land with interesting characters and unexpected plot twists.
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A Few of My Favourites - Picture Carousels
April Good Reads ~
Epic is a place to escape and explore when you can't go outdoors! This month, these were my favourites...
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1. Scarlatti's Cat
Age: 4-9
Level: P *
Pages: 30
Quiz: Yes
Author: Nathaniel Lachenmeyer
Little does Domenico Scarlatti know, his cat, Pulcinella, dreams of composing her own music!
2. Esquivel! Space-Age Sound Artist
Age: 7-9
Level: U *
Pages: 32
Quiz: Yes
Author: Susan Wood
Juan Garcia Esquivel loved music. Defying convention, he created music that made people laugh and planted...
3. Haydn
Age: 7-9
Level: N *
Pages: 21
Quiz: No
Author: Ann Rachlin
The Famous Children series tells lively and amusing stories from the early years of great composers and artists.
4. Snaring the Trumpet
Age: 7-9
Level: L *
Pages: 112
Quiz: No
Author: Amy Cobb
Sent to shadow other band members and try new instruments, Davis forms a plan to stick with trumpet. But will...
5. Bruno Mars
Age: 7-10
Level: O
Pages: 22
Quiz: No
Author: Jim Gigliotti
Bruno Mars is a pop music superstar. Learn about Bruno's early life and his many musical achievements.
6. Big Buddy Pop Biographies: Ed Sheeran
Age: 7-9
Level: P
Pages: 30
Quiz: No
Author: Katie Lajiness
Meet singer and songwriter Ed Sheeran! In this title, readers will follow Sheeran’s career from smash debut.
7. What's Your Dream Job?
Age: 7-9
Level: M *
Pages: 30
Quiz: No
Author: Brooke Rowe
Discover hidden aspects of your personality and find out what might be your dream job in this engaging quiz book.
8. Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band
Age: 3-7
Level: L *
Pages: 31
Quiz: Yes
Author: Kwame Alexander
When a jazz-loving rooster sets his sights on winning a barnyard talent show, he realizes he can't do it as a solo
9. Inside a Rock Band
Age: 7-9
Level: R *
Pages: 30
Quiz: Yes
Author: Deb Barnes
Take a special behind-the-scenes look at what life is like for members of a real band. Rock on!
10. Trombone Shorty
Age: 3-7
Level: Q *
Pages: 39
Quiz: No
Author: Troy Andrews
Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews got his nickname by wielding a trombone twice as long as he was high!
11. Piano
Age: 5-7
Level: O
Pages: 22
Quiz: No
Author: Kate Riggs
This primary prelude to the piano includes what the keyboard instrument looks and sounds like.
12. I Can Make Musical Instruments
Age: 8-11
Level: O *
Pages: 30
Quiz: No
Author: Emily Reid
Making music is fun, but it’s even more fun when you make the musical instruments, too!
14. Science of Music: Discovering Sound
Age: 7-9
Level: Q *
Pages: 30
Quiz: No
Author: Karen Latchana Kenney
In this engaging title, young readers learn about the form of energy that is sound!
15. Red Bird Sings
Age: 8-12
Level: V *
Pages: 37
Quiz: No
Author: Gina Capaldi, Q. L. Pearce
"I remember the day I lost my spirit." So begins the story of Gertrude Simmons, also known as Zitkala-Sa, which means...
16. Playing Musical Bottles
Age: 5-7
Level: J *
Pages: 22
Quiz: No
Author: Brooke Rowe
This book features step-by-step instructions on making a set of musical bottles while encouraging further...