By James Carter (author) , Valerio Vidali (illustrator)
"Another of James Carter’s highly successful, poetic and playful non-fiction titles"
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Just like the award short-listed title Once Upon a Raindrop, this is a wonderful topic introduction, but this time revealing the origins and essentials of music in all its forms. A colourful visual treat from the notation themed endpapers to the irresistible, exuberant and inclusive depictions of the drumming, dance and song that have been a vital part of human life since ancient times.
We journey through songs originating around the campfire and passed down through the generations, the development of instruments and musical notation right up to the genres which we enjoy today. Engaging and informative and ending with an acrostic poem, based upon the word Rhythm, of useful information about musical history, this book begs to be read aloud.
The page design using bold text and red for emphasis ensures that nobody could fail to catch the beat. It is a real celebration of rhythm designed to inspire young musicians everywhere to get involved. Music has always been a part of James Carter’s school performances so he is absolutely the perfect match for this topic and this poem would be great piece to use for choral speaking performances in assemblies and the like.
It hums and it thrumsvthrough day and night the magical, mystical rhythm of life!
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It hums and it thrumsv through day and night the magical, mystical rhythm of life!
Follow the story of music back to the very beginning. Did it start with a stomp or a clap? This playful poem is an ode to the colourful world of music and rhythm
James Carte r is an award-winning children's poet. He travels all over the cosmos (well, Britain), with his guitar (that's Keith) to give lively poetry performances and workshops. James once had hair, extremely long hair (honestly), and he played in a really nasty ultra-loud heavy rock band. And, as a lifelong space cadet, James has discovered that poems are the best place to gather all his daydreamy thoughts. What's more, he believes that daydreaming for ten minutes every day should be compulsory in all schools. His poetry titles include Cars Stars Electric Guitars and Orange Silver Sausage (Walker Books) and Time-Travelling Underpants and Greetings, Earthlings! (Macmillan). James was the major contributor to the recent Cbeebies TV series Poetry Pie. He lives with his wife and two daughters in Wallingford, Oxfordshire.
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It hums and it thrumsvthrough day and night the magical, mystical rhythm of life! Follow the story of music back to the very beginning.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Once Upon a Rhythm The story of music and determined it is suitable for children aged 3-6 years old
Once Upon a Rhythm The story of music features in the following genres: Featured Books for 3+ readers, Recommendations, Music, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, True Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Featured Books for 5+ readers
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Once Upon a Rhythm The story of music was written by James Carter and published by Caterpillar Books Ltd an imprint of Little Tiger Press Group
Once Upon a Rhythm The story of music has 32 pages
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