Peter and the Wolf [Large Print] [Hardcover]

Sergei Prokofiev (Author), Michele LeMieux (Illustrator)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: American Printing House for the Blind (December 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0614098513
• ISBN-13: 978-0614098518
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,202,699 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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65 of 67 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutly beautiful!!!!, August 18, 1999

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This review is from: Peter and the Wolf (Paperback)

I grew up on this illustration and it has been very difficult to find but it was worth all the trouble for my son to be able to grow up with THIS version! Illustration does not get better than this, it is both classic and easy for a child to relate with without being "cartoony". Magnificent!

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Peter and the Wolf connects!, August 17, 2005

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This review is from: Peter And The Wolf (Hardcover)

A spectacular visual accompaniment to the music and narration! Beautiful pictures. My 2-year-old daughter asks for the music by name and sits down looking at the book while she listens to the instruments, pointing out the different animals/characters when she hears the different instruments appear. I never imagined she'd be learning words for "oboe" and "clarinet" at this point, never mind their sounds, but she is entranced and easily goes back and forth between the music, the story, and the different instruments and characters.

33 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book for little people who love music!, March 19, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Peter and the Wolf (Library Binding)

Our children, 3 year old twins, love the music of Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf. In searching for an age appropriate book to show them the musical instruments that play each of the characters, we found this one illustrated by Ian Beck. Not only are the illustrations lovely, the colors and clothing of Peter, the hunters and the grandfather are interesting to a child. Also, each page shows the instrument played for that part of the story (find it in the box around the text), and in the back a page illustrates each instrument. We cannot recommend this lovely book enough to parents of young children discovering the beauty of music!