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Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Formats
Description
In 1962, in the Soviet Union, eight-year-old Katya is bequeathed what will become the love of her life: a Bl�thner piano, built at the turn of the century in Germany, on which she discovers everything that she herself can do with music and what music, in turn, does for her. Yet after marrying, she emigrates with her young family from Russia to America, at her husband's frantic insistence, and her piano is lost in the shuffle. In 2012, in Bakersfield,...
Author
Series
Magnolia says don't! volume 2
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
Magnolia is a little girl with a big idea, determination, and one very heavy upright piano that she insists on taking with her to the beach, but in a series of mishaps, Magnolia quickly learns that a piano does not mix well with sand, sun, and seagulls.
Author
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 9
Description
In the small town of Rusty Nail, Minnesota, in the early 1950s, musically talented, ten-year-old Franny wants to take advanced piano lessons from newcomer Olga Malenkov, a famous Russian musician suspected of being a communist spy by gossipy members of the community.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"When a young boy begins to play on his family's piano, reveling in the fun of plunking the keys, his father signs him up for lessons so that he can learn to play properly. With his father's encouragement, Raj learns notes, then scales, then songs, and finally classical pieces that his father can recognize and be proud of. But the more Raj practices and the more skilled he becomes, the less he enjoys playing, until he grows up and stops playing altogether....
10) My piano
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"Explore the workings of a grand piano through the eyes of a young musician as she prepares for and performs her first recital to a crowd of friendly faces. Using lyrical text and a cumulative structure to introduce the instrument, curious readers will easily develop an appreciation for its beauty and design. But be sure to stick around for the performance, where the music will swell - ripple - flow - up to the very end of the show." --publisher's...
14) The Piano Lesson
Author
Pub. Date
2002, c1995
Description
Boy Willie wants to buy a farm that his ancestors used to work as slaves, but first he must sell the family's most valued possession, a beautifully carved piano that holds a unique place in their history. He tries everything to persuade his sister to let it go, but she refuses. To her, the heirloom symbolizes the heart and soul of the family.
16) Duet
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 8
Formats
Description
The life of a musically gifted bird changes forever after she discovers the music of Chopin and helps a talented young pianist solve the mystery of a long-lost Chopin piano.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 4
Description
I look at the music. Okay. Here goes. I flip the Rock Beat # 3 switch and get ready to count one and two and three...I can't hear Rock Beat # 3. Nothing. Now there is a judge by my side. She pushes the On button and the Perfectone D-60 wheezes to life, with Rock Beat # 3 booming so loud some little kid starts crying and has to leave. My foot slips on the pedal. Just keep playing.
Author
Series
Goosebumps. Original series volume 13
Pub. Date
[1993]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Jerry wants to quit the piano class because he hears terrible stories about students at Dr. Shreek's music school.
19) Leo's gift
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
"Meet Leo--a creative, shy, young boy in search of a special talent that he can share with the world. Curious and persistent, Leo tries all kinds of activities. Then, with the unknowing help of his sister, he discovers music. Leo may seem quiet, but the piano gives him a big voice, helps his confidence soar, and propels him to embrace the treasure inside him and share it with the world. Beautifully illustrated and filled with heart and hope, Leo's...