- KS2 non-fiction book about music history
- NF 780.9
- Primary Themed 780 Music
- Franklin Watts
- Paperback Apr 2025 9781445163673
- 295 x 240 x 8 (mm)
- 88 pages
A friendly and inspiring introduction to music history, telling the stories of the world's greatest musicians from Bach to Beyonc?. The Story of Music begins with the early drums and flutes of our ancestors, which date back to the last icea age, through to the modern day. Mick Manning and Brita Granstr?m take your on a tour of their personally selected music library, which showcases the work of some of the world's most famous artists and few a less well-known ones.
The musicians featured include Vivaldi, Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Chuck Berry; Aretha Franklin, Bob Marley, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Blondie, Grandmaster Flash, Nicki Minaj, Beyonc? as well as Bj?rk and Kraftwerk. The friendly text and illustrations help children to appreciate the music, highlighting interesting biographical details. The book's large format means the music artwork is reproduced on a wonderfully impactful scale.
This really is a book to give and treasure.