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Andrews, Julie

Summary: This creative nonfiction book introduces readers to the remarkable story of Guido d'Arezzo's development of musical notation. Guido longed to find a way to write and teach music. Eventually, he created the musical scale, using the words Do-Re-Mi-Fa-Sol-La-Ti-Do...one syllable for each note. Though the other monks thought it was a waste of time, Guido's music couldn't be silenced. His discovery...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 GUI

Ishiguro, Kazuo

Summary: One of the most celebrated writers of our time gives us his first cycle of short fiction: five brilliantly etched, interconnected stories in which music is a vivid and essential character.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2009

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ISH

Manushkin, Fran

Summary: Katie Woo wants to learn an instrument, but she is having trouble deciding what kind of music suits her best.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2015

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR PURPLE MAN

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE MAN

de la Peña, Matt

Summary: "La Música exists in many places--in the twang of a guitar, in the beat of a drum, even in the whistling wind and the morning bird's son. She brings color and life wherever she goes, connecting people to a grand harmony. And in the town of Santa Cecilia, she is everywhere. When La Música discovers a boy with longing in his heart and no music in his home, she vows to help him find his passion"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Press 2017

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DE L

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC DEL

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction de la Pena 2017

Budzi, Brandon

Summary: "Nick and his robot pal Nack love to build things. As they make instruments in this Level 1 Highlights Puzzle Reader, kids can find supplies in Hidden Pictures scenes that double as picture support for the simple story text, which is full of repeated words. With bonus craft directions, Nick and Nack Make Music will appeal to junior makers who are just discovering reading." --Amazon.com.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Highlights Press 2021

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Penfold, Alexandra

Summary: A group of kids have fun singing and playing with instruments.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books 2024

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD PEN

Brezenoff, Steven

Summary: After transferring from a private arts school to a public school, prodigy bass player Terence Kato sets out to build a rock band. Only one member remains at large: a DRUMMER. However, finding one isn't as easy as "ONE...TWO...THREE...FOUR!"

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2017

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Summary: Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin: A lone trombone playing solo is joined by a trumpet in a duet until a French horn makes it a trio, and so on, as ten instruments, one by one, gather together for a joyous musical performance. Musical Max: When the neighbors start complaining, Max a hippo, stops practicing his trombone, bass, xylophone, flute, harmonica, cymbals and synthesizer, until everyone starts to...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Weston Woods Studios 2006

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Children's videos, Call number: DVD Mu

Greene, Rhonda Gowler

Summary: "From violin to trumpet, flute to trombone, each plays its part, contributing to a grand and mystifying performance. These magical instruments will transport you in a way only music can. Soar with the strings, float away with the woodwinds, and play in apercussion thunderstorm!"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little Bee Books 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GRE

Rivera, Liz

Summary: Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician despite his family's baffling ban on music, and following a strange chain of events, he finds himself in the Land of the Dead where he tries to unlock the story behind his family's history.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2017

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE RIV

Cervantes, Angela

Summary: Miguel's love of music and desire to prove his talent sees him transported to the Land of the Dead where he meets the trickster Hector, and the two embark on a journey to meet Ernesto de la Cruz who holds the key to Miguel's family history.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2017

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC CER

Pimienta, Jose

Summary: "Beatriz loves music. More than her school, more than her friends, and definitely more than her homework. After Beatriz discovers that her grandfather's soul is trapped in his guitar, she becomes determined to get him out. But the only way to free him is to play the perfect song... his perfect song, a song that he never actually wrote down. Fixated on freeing her grandfather, music slowly...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: RH Graphic 2020

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 PIM

Broach, Elise

Summary: The life of a musically gifted bird changes forever after she discovers the music of Chopin and helps a talented young pianist solve the mystery of a long-lost Chopin piano.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BRO

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BRO

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