The Story of Music:
A history of music for children.
A friendly and inspiring introduction to music history, telling the stories of the
world's greatest musicians from Bach to Beyonce.
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 Granström 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, Beyonce as
well as Bjork and Kraftwerk. The friendly text and illustrations help children to appreciate the
music,
highlighting
interesting biographical details and picking out key details to spot. 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.
The creative team of Mick Manning and Brita Granström are well-known for their
ground
breaking children's information
books. Their many awards range the TES Information Book Award for What's Under the Bed? and the
English
Association
Non-fiction award for Charlie's War Illustrated.
Year 1: Human
Body
Is it human or animal? Draw around your child for them to paint and label
different body arts. Test physical skills by balancing on one leg, race against the clock and
play ball games.
Year 1: Five
Senses
Play and discover your senses with our Best Selling topic! Make a feely box,
guess what’s inside the shakers and throw
balls into a bowl whilst blind folded. Use all 7 activities to engage and excite children.
Key Stage 1: Music
Play games to
discover body percussion, make up silly
rhythms and enjoy listening to recorded music. Design and create
your own musical instruments.
- Format: Hardback
- Print length: 88 pages
- Dimensions: 24.6 x 1.2 x 30 cm
- Reading age: 7 - 9 years old
- Publication date: 22 Oct. 2020
- ISBN: 1445163667
Authors
Mick Manning and Brita Granström have now been collaborating together, sharing both
illustration and text, for over
twenty years. Their critically acclaimed children's picture books mix words and images in all
sorts of inventive and
delightful ways and appeal to all ages. For example, their books about the Brontes and The
Beatles appear to have been
bought by as many adults as children.
Mick Manning
Mick studied illustration at the Royal College of Art in London. He is also an exhibiting
artist and printmaker.
Brita Granström
Brita Granström was born near Eskilstuna in Sweden and studied at Konstfack in Stockholm.
Although her Nordic roots
remain self-evident in work made on location; both indoors and outdoors, and in all weathers,
she has lived and painted
in the UK since 1994. Her paintings are in private and public collections around the world and
she has appeared on
television and radio. She is represented by Thompsons Galleries and her work is also exhibited
at other select galleries
across the UK.
