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The Magic Violin Paperback – Large Print, October 12, 2007

by Mayra Calvani (Author), K.C. Snider (Illustrator)

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Eight-year old Melina wants to become a good violinist. When she loses confidence, her Rumanian teacher Andrea decides it's time for a magic dose of self esteem. A mysterious old woman in rags gives Melina some curious advice; a violinist Russian hamster, who happens to live under the old woman's hat, offers her a virtuoso performance; a shooting star fills her with hope on Christmas Eve. Is Melina actually playing better, or has her violin become magic? Who is the old woman in the town square, and why does she wear the same emerald ring as her teacher Andrea?

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Age Range: 4 - 8 years
Grade Level: Preschool - 3
Paperback: 28 pages
Publisher: Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc; 1st edition (October 12, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1933090499
ISBN-13: 978-1933090498
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.1 x 8.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 14 customer reviews
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Two stars for effort

ByA Readeron January 14, 2015

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I so hoped for a book that could help inspire young people to take up music. This book got some good reviews, but I can't understand why. The writing is dull and predictable, while the illustrations are downright awful.

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Forgot to do spell check!

Byviolinmaestroon January 14, 2017

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Good story, bad spelling!

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Five Stars

ByBrenna Reynoldson September 15, 2015

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Cute story!!!!!

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The Magic Violin

ByJ.D. Holidayon January 16, 2008

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The Magic Violin is a wonderful story about the belief in dreams and the importance of self esteem that leads us there. I recommend it to everyone.
J.D. Holiday

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A Magical Christmas story of dedication and believing in yourself

ByPAColeon May 4, 2015

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Mayra Calvani's “The Magic Violin,” illustrated by K.C. Snider, is another lovely Christmas story. It’s also a magical story of believing in yourself, striving for a lofty goal, mixed with the joys of the Christmas season. Melina, a young violin student, struggles to learn a difficult piece by Vivaldi. She’s ready to give up when Andrea, her teacher, suggests what she needs is a magic dose of self-trust.

When Melina and her family are out at the Grand Place, a beautiful old plaza, she hears “Winter,” the Vivaldi piece she’s been trying to learn. An old woman, with the same emerald ring her teacher wears, is playing on the plaza. When Melina meets the violinist, she sees an amazing thing—a hamster playing “Winter” on a tiny violin! Melina is told if she wishes on a shooting star on Christmas Eve, her wish will come true.

This delightful story has magical and mysterious elements. The most important idea is that if you believe in yourself, the impossible becomes possible. Melina believes her violin has become magical, but the real power or magic is in her dedication to learning and playing well, and then experiencing the joy in accomplishing her goal.

Once again, K.C. Snider’s beautiful illustrations are the perfect accompaniment to this magical story. The warmth and joy of the Christmas season are evident on every page. This story, a wonderful collaboration between author and artist, makes you want to pack up and go to The Grand Place to experience such a magical Christmas. Highly recommended for ages 5 to 9.

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The Magic Violin Creates Magic for the Reader

BySuzanne Marionon October 15, 2010

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This whimsical and inspiring tale of Melina, a young child learning to play the violin, is enchanting in many ways. When Melina finds the task of learning to play the second movement of Antonio Vivaldi's `Winter' too daunting, she is reassured by her teacher, Andrea. Andrea affirms that if Melina will practice hard and never give up, she will learn to play the beautiful piece in time. The Christmas Eve scene in the Grand Place in Brussels is so wonderfully descriptive that the reader can almost smell the mulled wine, see the vari-colored Christmas lights, and feel the excitement of Christmas in the chilly air.
A surprise is in store for Melina that Christmas Eve in the plaza, one which will change her life. Children and adults will love the magical realism of this gentle tale. At the same time, they will be inspired by it to have confidence in themselves, and to try hard to achieve a worthy goal by their own efforts. There is a sweetness in the story which will draw children and their parents and grandparents to read it again and again.
The lovely illustrations of K.C. Snider enhance the narrative, and engage the reader. The cover depicting the Grand Place is particularly descriptive and lovely. Mayra Calvani writes fluently and well. This book will be a joy and an inspiration to any child who is learning to play a musical instrument, or who is working hard to achieve any difficult goal.

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An Important Lesson for Everyone

ByDouglas Quinnon November 23, 2007

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An Important Lesson for Everyone
Review by Douglas Quinn, Author of Blue Heron Marsh, etal [[...]
and Donna Higgins Colson, Professional Artist [[...]

The Magic Violin carries a necessary message and conveys an important lesson for everyone, no matter what discipline, whether child or adult. There is no easy path to what one wants to accomplish, in this case, the mastery of a musical instrument. Hard work and practice brings improvement. This reality is often a difficult concept for children to grasp.

We enjoyed the setting in Belgium, as it's also important that children learn about the world outside of their own area of personal experience. That said, while the introduction of the cute hamster under the old woman's hat was whimsical and fun, we didn't understand the hamster's purpose. Perhaps, if the hamster had been shown peeking out from behind the metronome in the illustration that appeared near the end on page 22, it would have worked better for us. Also, the way the story ended left us a little non-plussed. We believe that the message of the story needed to be reinforced at the end, rather than making the focal point the idea that the old woman and the child's violin instructor might be one in the same person.

As for the art, we felt the story and illustrations flowed well together. We found the cover illustration to be well done and delightful-magical, in fact. Which made the interior illustrations more of a disappointment, as they come across to the viewer as pleasant but somewhat wooden.

Overall, because of the important lesson it conveys, we would recommend The Magic Violin for the targeted 5 to 8 age range.

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BY: Gayle Jacobson-Huset

Eight-year-old Melina takes violin lessons from Andrea, who is from Rumania.Read more

Published on October 5, 2008 by VS Grenier Amazon Customer

Sweet tale of believing in yourself

Eight-year-old Melina loves her violin lessons. But one day she grows frustrated and loses confidence in her ability to play.Read more

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Practice Makes Perfect

The story confirms the age old adage "Practice Makes Perfect." The author did a wonderful job of describing a scene at the Grand Plaza in Brussels.Read more

Published on December 18, 2007 by April Robins

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Published on December 9, 2007 by BJ Reviews

An inspiring book for all children

The book is about a 8 year old girl Melina and how she regains her confidence that she can indeed learn the violin through some stratagems of her wonderful teacher Andrea.Read more

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A most inspiring story

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A keeper! For the child suffering through the early stages of learning to play an instrument, they will have instant empathy with Melina as she struggles to learn a piece for the...Read more

Published on November 29, 2007 by Anne K. Edwards

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