![]() ![]() While Ives’s oeuvre and the Lusitania’s fate may not be the most obvious fodder for a child-friendly tale, Stanbridge wisely depicts the sinking ship’s youngest passengers being saved, and shows how tragedy can inspire art. The sweet watercolors draw the reader into a century-old world. Squeak, Rumble, Whomp Whomp Whomp ebook A Sonic Adventure By Wynton Marsalis Format ebook ISBN 9780763639914 Author Wynton Marsalis Publisher Candlewick Press Release 14 March 2013 Subjects Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature Find this title in Libby, the library reading app by OverDrive. But Charles Ives - businessman by day, modernist composer by night - “grabs that big sound with both hands and shapes it into a song.” Stanbridge writes well for young children, with a straightforward but absorbing text. When the Lusitania’s whistle blows in port, many onlookers cover their ears. Written and illustrated by Joanne Stanbridge. IVES The True Story of a Famous American Composer. Impeccable rhythm and rhyme distinguish this particular tale, filled, as always, with Donaldson’s exemplary humor and heart. It is, in short, a story of friendship and true love, of loved ones parted and reunited, and the music that binds people (and pets) together. ![]() “Tabby McTat was a busker’s cat / With a meow that was loud and strong,” it begins, and what follows is the story of a hard-up street musician, his cat and his cat’s new wife. ![]() The team behind “Room on the Broom” pair up yet again in what has become a near-annual ritual of picture book perfection. ![]()
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