Give Me Bach My Schubert (It Could Be Verse) (Library Binding)

~ (Author), Rick Dupre (Illustrator)

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Product Description

In a humorous rhyming verse filled with musical puns a boy tries to run from a piano lesson.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Library Binding: 32 pages
• Publisher: Lerner Publications (March 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0822521164
• ISBN-13: 978-0822521167
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 8.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,638,315 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A humorous story filled with musical puns., December 20, 1996

By A Customer

"Give me Bach my Schubert" is a humorous, pun-filled story of a boy's attempt to run from his piano lesson. The adventure starts at Madame Phalanges' (note pun) Piano Studio, where the narrator's friend Bert absconds with his shoe: "My buddy Bert likes HAYDN things -- he's sometimes hard to HANDEL. I said, 'Give me BACH my SCHUBERT,' `cause I knew he took my sandal." While Cleary's text chronicles the narrator's subsequent attempt to flag down his antagonist-friend, Rick Dupre's illustrations tell a separate "story-within-a-story" -- i.e., Madame Phalanges' attempt to return the boy to his music lesson. Cleary highlights each of his musical puns in the story with color and contrasting typefaces -- lest any children get the idea that "violence" is actually the same as "violins," for example. This clever technique also has the dual effect of making the book more user-friendly to parents, many of whom might not be too astute with musical lingo. This book is as educational as it is unique and entertaining, and -- at $18.95 -- is well worth its asking price

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars National Literary Award Winner!, July 23, 1999

By A Customer

This book won a Children's Choice Award for books published this year. Along with Shel Silverstein and Roald Dahl, Brian Cleary was honored as more than 10,000 school-aged children cast their votes for their 99 favorite books of the year. Children's Choices are overseen by a joint committee of the International Reading Association and the Children's Book Council. The year of publication was 1996.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Humorous story of a boy's attempt to escape his piano lesson, December 20, 1996

By A Customer

"Give me Bach my Schubert" is a humorous, pun-filled story of a boy's attempt to run from his piano lesson. The adventure starts at Madame Phalanges' (note pun) Piano Studio, where the narrator's friend Bert absconds with his shoe: "My buddy Bert likes Haydn things -- he's sometimes hard to Handel. I said, 'Give me Bach my Schubert,' `cause I knew he took my sandal." While Cleary's text chronicles the narrator's subsequent attempt to flag down his antagonist-friend, Rick Dupre's illustrations tell a separate "story-within-a-story" -- i.e., Madame Phalanges' attempt to return the boy to his music lesson. Cleary highlights each of his musical puns in the story with color and contrasting typefaces -- lest any children get the idea that "violence" is actually the same as "violins," for example. This clever technique also has the dual effect of making the book more user-friendly to parents, many of whom might not be too astute with musical lingo. This book is as educational as it is unique and entertaining, and -- at $18.95 -- is well worth its asking price