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Centering creators and musicians of varying age, skin tone, and traditional dress, Safer’s naïf-style multimedia art gives fitting nod to folk traditions featured in this wide-ranging survey of musical instruments that spans centuries, continents, and cultures. * Publishers Weekly *
Delivered in a whimsical tone that features poetic devices, such as onomatopoeia, alliteration, and word repetition. The impressive watercolor, gouache, and colored pencil illustrations are reminiscent of primitive folk art and complement the book’s content perfectly. * School Library Journal *
In this richly illustrated and engaging exploration of the origins of musical instruments, each section focuses on a specific material, such as rocks, clay, gourds, silk or strings, and even human voices. * The Horn Book Magazine *

Before Music Where Instruments Come From

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    A Hardback by Annette Bay Pimentel, Madison Safer

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      Publisher: Abrams
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 23/06/2022
      ISBN13: 9781419745553, 978-1419745553
      ISBN10: 1419745557

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      Centering creators and musicians of varying age, skin tone, and traditional dress, Safer’s naïf-style multimedia art gives fitting nod to folk traditions featured in this wide-ranging survey of musical instruments that spans centuries, continents, and cultures. * Publishers Weekly *
      Delivered in a whimsical tone that features poetic devices, such as onomatopoeia, alliteration, and word repetition. The impressive watercolor, gouache, and colored pencil illustrations are reminiscent of primitive folk art and complement the book’s content perfectly. * School Library Journal *
      In this richly illustrated and engaging exploration of the origins of musical instruments, each section focuses on a specific material, such as rocks, clay, gourds, silk or strings, and even human voices. * The Horn Book Magazine *

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