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The classic orchestral fairy tale of a brave boy who captures a wolf comes to brilliant new life. Maria Carlson's translation and Charles Mikolaycak's soft, inviting illustrations make for a fine update of Sergei Prokofiev's beloved story. Paired with the original orchestral... Read Full Overview

THERE IS NO better way to introduce children to classical music than with Prokofiev s musical fairy tale of the little boy (played by all the strings of the orchestra) who, with the help of a bird (played by the flute), outsmarted the big, bad wolf (played by the French horns)... Read Full Overview

Peter and the Wolf was composed by the great Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev to introduce children to the instruments of the orchestra. This timeless tale is beautifully retold and illustrated with by award-winning Ian Beck, and remains a wonderful introduction to the... Read Full Overview

Reprint. Originally published: New York: Viking, 1982.

(BH Piano). With the complete narrator's text

"What would you do", Grandfather asks Peter, "if one day a wolf came out of the forest?" Full-color illustrations.

A group of resourceful kids start solution-seekers.com, a website where cybervisitors can get answers to questions that trouble them. But when one questioner asks the true meaning of Christmas, the kids seek to unravel the mystery by journeying back through the prophecies of... Read Full Overview

Reprint. Originally published: New York: Viking, 1982.

Reprint. Originally published: New York: Viking, 1982.

THERE IS NO better way to introduce children to classical music than with Prokofiev's musical fairy tale of the little boywho, with the help of a bird, outsmarted the big, bad wolf. A new retelling by Janet Schulman follows the basic story, but with a kinder ending for both... Read Full Overview