Zin! Zin! Zin! a Violin (Aladdin Picture Books)

by Marjorie Priceman (Illustrator), Lloyd Moss (Author), Lloyd Moss (Author), Marjorie Priceman (Illustrator)

New
Picture Book
2000
$7.76

The Caldecott Honor book, now in paperback!
With mournful moan and silken tone,
itself alone comes ONE TROMBONE...
Then a trumpet joins in to become a duet; add a French horn and voila! you have a trio -- and on it goes until an entire orchestra is assembled on stage. Lloyd Moss's iresistible rhymes and Marjorie Pricemans's energetic illustrations make beautiful music together -- a masterpiece that is the perfect introduction to musical instruments and musical groups, and a counting book that redefines the genre.

Synopsis

The Caldecott Honor book, now in paperback!
With mournful moan and silken tone,
itself alone comes ONE TROMBONE...
Then a trumpet joins in to become a duet; add a French horn and voila! you have a trio -- and on it goes until an entire orchestra is assembled on stage. Lloyd Moss's iresistible rhymes and Marjorie Pricemans's energetic illustrations make beautiful music together -- a masterpiece that is the perfect introduction to musical instruments and musical groups, and a counting book that redefines the genre.

$7.76

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Quantity

20+ in stock

More Information

Format: Picture Book
Pages: 32
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Atria
Published: 23 May 2000
ISBN 10: 0689835248
ISBN 13: 9780689835247

Media Reviews

A book from which music issues forth as clearly as from any music box.

-- New York Times Book Review

A Caldecott Honor Book

An American Library Association Notable Children's Book

A School Library Journal Best Book

A New York Times Best Illustrated Book

A delight...this title will surely be met with applause.

-- School Library Journal, starred review

Author Bio

Lloyd Moss, the classical music guru of WQXR, has a long list of TV and film appearances and voice-overs to his credit. He lives in Croton-on-Hudson, New York. Marjorie Priceman, illustrator of many acclaimed picture books, has won Caldecott Honors for her illustrations in Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin! by Lloyd Moss and Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the Frist Hot-Air Balloon Ride, which she also wrote. She lives in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.