Included in the back is the various titles of the movements, descriptions, and a little history/interesting facts.

The recorded music actually sounds good, like music, not the tinny sounds that often come out of the books with the "press the button for the sound" feature.Next to this, you can replay the musical excerpts and, for each of them, read a discussion of the instruments, rhythms, and musical techniques that make them so powerful. I really love this idea of putting classical music into a book and integrating it into a story to introduce it to children.

The illustrations make the music jump out of the page as the beautiful melody of each part of Carnival of the Animals is played alongside the story. Readers should press firmly on the pages to activate the sounds, encouraging interactive learning and introducing children to this beautiful piece of music . To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.They are greeted by the royal lion with his shaggy mane; ask for directions from an old lonely turtle; take a ride on some lumbering elephants; topple a skeleton of dinosaur bones; and swim among a school of shimmering fish. Next to this, you can replay the musical excerpts and, for each of them, read a discussion of the instruments, rhythms and musical techniques that make them so powerful.

This book is such a fun way to learn the story and music of Swan Lake, Tchaikovsky, and music in general. He did think it was cool when the swans turned into people and he liked the evil wizard Rothbart being an owl. BOOK OF THE MONTH - A heart-warming and hilarious story told in 25 chapters, perfect for the countdown to Christmas. Discover what it would be like to travel through the four seasons in one day in this musical story based on the classical masterpiece The Four Seasons —push the button in each breathtaking scene to hear the vivid sound of an orchestra playing from Vivaldi’s score.Discover the spellbinding magic of The Mountain King in this musical retelling of Peer Gynt—push the button on each beau. Readers should press firmly on the pages to activate the sound board at the back of the book, encouraging interactive learning and introducing children to this beautiful piece of music .