From School Library Journal
Grade 1-4-Like a carefully composed song, this ode to music slowly unfolds-note by note, line by line, stanza by stanza. The first several pages are devoted to the definition of music itself. With headings like "Music is Rhythm" or "Music is Volume," these terms are explained in an easy, child-friendly manner. For pitch, a boy playing a piccolo says, "A piccolo is so high, I hear it way at the top of my head." Then music as a written creation is introduced with a brief description of notes, likening them to handwriting. Next, "the creation comes to life" through the instruments and orchestra that play it, the voices that sing it, and even the dancers who perform it. With each of these elements, a few lines of explanation are followed by Aliki's signature figures that do so much in such a small space. The history of music is broken down into many stages, from prehistoric to classical to modern, and many composers are introduced with a small portrait captioned by a single sentence. Here, the author sometimes uses words like "motet" or "oratorio" without definition and only gives the briefest of glimpses into centuries and countries. ...
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From School Library Journal
Grade 1-4-Like a carefully composed song, this ode to music slowly unfolds-note by note, line by line, stanza by stanza. The first several pages are devoted to the definition of music itself. With headings like "Music is Rhythm" or "Music is Volume," these terms are explained in an easy, child-friendly manner. For pitch, a boy playing a piccolo says, "A piccolo is so high, I hear it way at the top of my head." Then music as a written creation is introduced with a brief description of notes, likening them to handwriting. Next, "the creation comes to life" through the instruments and orchestra that play it, the voices that sing it, and even the dancers who perform it. With each of these elements, a few lines of explanation are followed by Aliki's signature figures that do so much in such a small space. The history of music is broken down into many stages, from prehistoric to classical to modern, and many composers are introduced with a small portrait captioned by a single sentence. Here, the author sometimes uses words like "motet" or "oratorio" without definition and only gives the briefest of glimpses into centuries and countries. ...
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover editio.n.

최근작 :	<안녕 아가야>,<나도 아프고 싶어!>,<랄랄라, 연극을 시작하자> … 총 324종 (모두보기)
소개 :	미국 어린이책 저자이자 유명한 화가입니다. 60권 이상의 책을 쓰고 그렸습니다. 88세의 나이에도 그림을 그렸지요. 남편 프란츠 브란덴베르크도 작가입니다. 알리키는 자신을 표현하려고 소설을 썼고, 자신의 호기심을 만족하려고 다큐멘터리를 썼고, 숨을 쉬기 위해 그림을 그렸다고 했습니다. 1991년 알리키는 펜실베니아 학교 도서관 협회상을 수상했습니다. 현재 남편과 뉴욕에 살고 있습니다.