Frogs Play Cellos: and other fun facts (Did You Know?) - Hardcover

DiSiena, Laura Lyn; Eliot, Hannah

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1481414267 ISBN 13: 9781481414265

Publisher: Little Simon, 2014

Synopsis

Rock out with this book of fun facts about xylophones, cymbals, concerts, and more!

Did you know that the violin contains more than 70 separate pieces of wood?
How about that you can tune your guitar to the sound of a dial tone because it’s an “A”?
Or that the Beatles were first called the Blackjacks, and then the Quarrymen?

Filled with tons of cool facts about musical instruments, plus colorful, humorous illustrations, this book is sure to be a hit!

About this title

About the Author

Laura Lyn DiSiena is an art director who loves to write, design, and make crafty things. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her artsy husband and two naughty cats. You can visit them online at OhWellHello.com.

Hannah Eliot is a children’s book editor who lives in Manhattan, New York. Her favorite activities include editing (of course), writing, painting, and doodling all over every piece of notebook paper she uses.

As a seasoned professional in the animation industry, Pete Oswald’s credits include traditional animation, CG, and stop motion. Pete’s work as an illustrator and designer includes Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, Madagascar 2, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, ParaNorman, and Hotel Transylvania. His short film, The Story of Walls (2009), earned him an Annie Award nomination. Pete and his family live in Santa Monica, California.

Aaron Spurgeon is a professional artist working in the animation industry. Aaron’s credits include Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 and the Mickey Mouse shorts, as well as several unreleased animation projects. When not working on movies, Aaron enjoys doing illustrations based on historical city locales and mentoring young artists. Aaron and his family live in Pasadena, California.

From School Library Journal

Gr 1–3—In this picture book, readers learn about various instruments, from the cello to the piano to the cymbals, with some background information about each one. Unfortunately, the text is not well-organized, so children may be lost by all the information provided. The facts are fun and sometimes unusual, e.g., "the first trumpets ever used were made of conch shells!" The illustrations are populated with peppy animals playing different instruments, which may be the only thing that attracts kids. Music teachers are better off extracting the facts mentioned here in isolation rather than trying to use the book as a whole.—Martha Rico, El Paso ISD, TX

About this edition

• Publisher: Little Simon
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1481414267
• ISBN 13: 9781481414265
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Oswald Pete, Spurgeon Aaron