The Story Orchestra: The Planets: Press the note to hear Holst's music
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- Author：Jessica Courtney-Tickle
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Summary
Discover the spellbinding magic of The Planets in this musical reimagining of one of Holst’s most famous suites。 Push the button on each beautiful scene to hear the vivid sound of an orchestra playing from Holst’s score。
This tale is about a brother and sister who adventure deep into our solar system。 Our story begins one night as Helen and Tim get ready for bed in their new space rocket bunk beds… but sleep will have to wait as they magically blast up， up， up into the glittering night sky， leaving planet Earth far below them。
Helen and Tim journey here， there and everywhere through our majestic solar system。 They soar past the cold rocky surface of Mars as it rises into towering peaks and plunges into deep canyons and glide through a bumpy asteroid belt made of icy rocks。 They blast deeper into our solar system， exploring the dazzling stars and astounding planets along the way。
But now it really is time to head home！ As the rocket speeds towards Earth， Tim and Helen watch the sun rise over their planet。
As you and your little one journey through the magical scenes， you will press the buttons to hear 10 excerpts from the score 。 Readers should press firmly on the pages to activate the sounds， encouraging interactive learning and introducing children to this beautiful piece of music 。
At the back of the book， find a short biography of the composer， Gustav Holst， with details about his composition of The Planets 。 Next to this， you can replay the musical excerpts and， for each of them， read a discussion of the instruments， rhythms and musical techniques that make them so powerful。 A glossary defines musical terms。
The Story Orchestra series brings classical music to life for children through gorgeously illustrated retellings of classic ballet， opera and program music stories paired with 10-second sound clips of orchestras playing from their musical scores。
Also available from the Story Orchestra series : Four Seasons in One Day， The Nutcracker， The Sleeping Beauty ， Swan Lake ， Carnival of the Animals， The Magic Flute， I n the Hall of the Mountain King and I Can Play （vol 1） 。
Manufacturer’s please pull the white tab out of the back of the book before use。 Sound buttons require a firm push in exact location to work， which may be hard for young children。 All sound clips are 10 seconds long。
The perfect primer to introduce children to classical music。
This tale is about a brother and sister who adventure deep into our solar system。 Our story begins one night as Helen and Tim get ready for bed in their new space rocket bunk beds… but sleep will have to wait as they magically blast up， up， up into the glittering night sky， leaving planet Earth far below them。
Helen and Tim journey here， there and everywhere through our majestic solar system。 They soar past the cold rocky surface of Mars as it rises into towering peaks and plunges into deep canyons and glide through a bumpy asteroid belt made of icy rocks。 They blast deeper into our solar system， exploring the dazzling stars and astounding planets along the way。
But now it really is time to head home！ As the rocket speeds towards Earth， Tim and Helen watch the sun rise over their planet。
As you and your little one journey through the magical scenes， you will press the buttons to hear 10 excerpts from the score 。 Readers should press firmly on the pages to activate the sounds， encouraging interactive learning and introducing children to this beautiful piece of music 。
At the back of the book， find a short biography of the composer， Gustav Holst， with details about his composition of The Planets 。 Next to this， you can replay the musical excerpts and， for each of them， read a discussion of the instruments， rhythms and musical techniques that make them so powerful。 A glossary defines musical terms。
The Story Orchestra series brings classical music to life for children through gorgeously illustrated retellings of classic ballet， opera and program music stories paired with 10-second sound clips of orchestras playing from their musical scores。
Also available from the Story Orchestra series : Four Seasons in One Day， The Nutcracker， The Sleeping Beauty ， Swan Lake ， Carnival of the Animals， The Magic Flute， I n the Hall of the Mountain King and I Can Play （vol 1） 。
Manufacturer’s please pull the white tab out of the back of the book before use。 Sound buttons require a firm push in exact location to work， which may be hard for young children。 All sound clips are 10 seconds long。
The perfect primer to introduce children to classical music。
Reviews
Jill
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Science and the arts are perfectly combined in The Story Orchestra:The Planets by Jessica Courtney Tickle。 Siblings Tim and Helen have a fresh new space-themed bedroom which magically launches them on a space adventure through the universe！ Readers will learn about the solar system while also hearing musical samples from the movements of Gustav Holst's "The Planets" orchestral suite。 I loved the bright and eye-catching illustrations。 Children will love poring over the details of each page and th Science and the arts are perfectly combined in The Story Orchestra:The Planets by Jessica Courtney Tickle。 Siblings Tim and Helen have a fresh new space-themed bedroom which magically launches them on a space adventure through the universe！ Readers will learn about the solar system while also hearing musical samples from the movements of Gustav Holst's "The Planets" orchestral suite。 I loved the bright and eye-catching illustrations。 Children will love poring over the details of each page and the various planetary stops。 The addition of music offers a multi-sensory experience--what a great way to foster interest in music and astronomy at the same time。 Background on Gustav Holst is included at the end of the book and offers a great learning extension of the book。 What a fun and engaging book to add to your library！ Disclaimer: I received a free digital edition of The Story Orchestra: The Planets through NetGalley for the purpose of review。 No other compensation was received。 。。。more
Vivienne
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My thanks to Quarto Publishing Group Frances Lincoln Children's Books for a temporary digital review copy via NetGalley of ‘The Story Orchestra: the Planets’。 It is illustrated by Jessica Courtney Tickle with text by Helen Mortimer and Matthew O’Keefe。 This is part of a new series of nonfiction books that introduces children， aged 5-8， to classical music through illustrated retellings of various music stories， including ballet and opera， accompanied by 10-second sound clips of orchestras playing My thanks to Quarto Publishing Group Frances Lincoln Children's Books for a temporary digital review copy via NetGalley of ‘The Story Orchestra: the Planets’。 It is illustrated by Jessica Courtney Tickle with text by Helen Mortimer and Matthew O’Keefe。 This is part of a new series of nonfiction books that introduces children， aged 5-8， to classical music through illustrated retellings of various music stories， including ballet and opera， accompanied by 10-second sound clips of orchestras playing from their musical scores。This book in the series focuses on Gustav Holst and his seven-part orchestral suite， The Planets。One night as Helen and Tim prepare for bed in their new space rocket bunk beds， they magically blast up and away leaving Earth behind。 During the night they visit seven planets in our solar system。 On each page is a ‘Press Here’ button that in the physical edition plays a sound clip。Following the illustrated story there is a brief biography of Holst， details about the composition， and a glossary of musical terms。I felt that this is an innovative way for parents， guardians， and educators to introduce children to the beauty of classical music， utilising this charming story。 The book also presents scientific information about each of the planets。 Note: obviously as I was reviewing a digital edition I am unable to comment on the quality of the sound clips。 。。。more
Theediscerning
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An interesting publication， that I think is a least two half-successes， if not more。 Magical bunk-beds take siblings Tim and Helen on a trip around the solar system， which allows for some ridiculous images （them and their dog walking around on Venus and not suffering， them standing on the rings of Saturn…） while we the observer get to prod the book and cause it to play Holst's Planets suite at each page-turn。 The point then is we see the variety in the planets， and a touch of the asteroid belt， An interesting publication， that I think is a least two half-successes， if not more。 Magical bunk-beds take siblings Tim and Helen on a trip around the solar system， which allows for some ridiculous images （them and their dog walking around on Venus and not suffering， them standing on the rings of Saturn…） while we the observer get to prod the book and cause it to play Holst's Planets suite at each page-turn。 The point then is we see the variety in the planets， and a touch of the asteroid belt， with edifying music。 And the end matter concentrates on that， as we get more buttons for a reprise， and a tiny paragraph tells us a bit about what we're hearing。 But that's only in relation to the story we've enjoyed， or what it actually is we're listening to – not really what Holst was trying to convey。So the space science here is a touch on the light and ropey side， but acceptable as far as books for the young go， and the look at Holst's classical music is fine （well， I don't know about how well it was recorded and reproduced， this being a digital copy where pressing at my laptop screen results in nothing of use to anyone）。 But it might have engaged with the composer's intentions much more closely， to convey the story there – OK， a lot of that involves （afaik） classical personifications for the planets based in part on mythology， and therefore is perhaps a little over some young heads， but we might have learnt what Holst was wanting us to get from this music of his。 As it is， it's a good missed opportunity， and three and a smidge stars。 。。。more
Carol Standish-Leigh
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I gave this to my 7 year old granddaughter to read and review。 Her comments are below:Hi this is the review forThe story orchestra: The PlanetsIt was educational and fun。 Children will enjoy listening to the sounds。⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ starAdd on I love itSo that was a big win from the target audience。 A colourful mixes the music and the background information on the planets。 A great book。
Marte
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I got this on Netgalley in exchange for an honest review！I have seen this series around a few times and I can definitely understand the hype！ Although my copy did not have the songs， I did listen to the songs alongside reading it to get the full experience！ Love the connection between the composer， his music and the topic at hand！ Also thought this book gave a wonderful but short summary of main features of each of the planets！ Recommend it， especially if you enjoy this series already！
Nicki
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This is a wonderful children’s non-fiction picture book。 It’s actually part of a new-to-me series introducing children to famous classical music through words， pictures and short excerpts of music。This book is all about Helen and Tim， a brother and sister who travel through space visiting the planets in the solar system。 To accompany each planet they visit there are buttons to press that play small excerpts of music from Gustav Holst’s The Planets。I actually listened to my CD of The Planets whil This is a wonderful children’s non-fiction picture book。 It’s actually part of a new-to-me series introducing children to famous classical music through words， pictures and short excerpts of music。This book is all about Helen and Tim， a brother and sister who travel through space visiting the planets in the solar system。 To accompany each planet they visit there are buttons to press that play small excerpts of music from Gustav Holst’s The Planets。I actually listened to my CD of The Planets whilst looking at the book and loved how the illustrations worked really well with the music， along with the facts about each planet that the children visited。 I actually read this on my PC so was able to enjoy the brilliant illustrations in a bigger format， and the quality was excellent。 At the back of the book is a short biography about Gustav Holst with details about his composition of The Planets。 Along with this， you can replay the musical excerpts and， learn about the instruments， rhythms and musical techniques that he used。I love classical music， and really wish that this series had been around when my son was a child， as he would have really enjoyed it。Highly recommended as the perfect introduction to classical music for children， plus it and would make a fantastic Christmas gift！Thanks so much to NetGalley and Frances Lincoln Children’s Books for my digital PDF copy via Adobe Digital Editions。 。。。more
Danielle
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The Story of Orchestra: The Planets is a beautiful addition to the series。 The eye catching double page spreads with bite sized facts are the perfect combination for the small planeteers in your life。 Although the digital copy doesn't have the addition of the musical numbers， I have no doubt that the story will shine even brighter。The notes in the back enable readers to learn about the musician， Gustav Holst。 This allowed me to find the songs online。 This books will be a wonderful addition to an The Story of Orchestra: The Planets is a beautiful addition to the series。 The eye catching double page spreads with bite sized facts are the perfect combination for the small planeteers in your life。 Although the digital copy doesn't have the addition of the musical numbers， I have no doubt that the story will shine even brighter。The notes in the back enable readers to learn about the musician， Gustav Holst。 This allowed me to find the songs online。 This books will be a wonderful addition to any home or school library as well as a perfect gift for someone in your life。 I will adding the physical book to my own collectionThank you to Quarto Publishing Group and Netgalley for the ARC for my honest review。 。。。more
Megan Wrye
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I wish the music would have worked for this review copy because I imagine it adds a magical quality to the book that you didn’t quite get without it。 My four year old still really enjoyed going on the journey with Helen and Tim and I’m definitely interested in looking up the true version to read with my son。 It’s always fun learning new facts about the solar system！
Georgia
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This is a fabulous little book as a Digital Advanced Reader Copy that I can only imagine what joy the physical copy will bring。 I think the idea of setting music to each of the planetary descriptions is novel ，welcome， and exciting。 The classical pieces encourage an appreciation of music whilst the subject matter is one tackled by every primary school aged child。 I hope to see the author cover other key subjects in a similar way。。
Allyson Dyar
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Gustav Holst’s “The Planets” is one of my favorite pieces of classical music， so when I saw this book listed as available to review， I was ecstatic 。Despite this being a book for children， adults will enjoy the music along with the fantastic illustrations。The story itself is simple: Helen and Tim’s mother decorated their room in a space motif with new space rocket bunk beds。 Instead of sleeping， they along with their ginger kitty， embark on an adventure through the solar system with Holst’s maje Gustav Holst’s “The Planets” is one of my favorite pieces of classical music， so when I saw this book listed as available to review， I was ecstatic 。Despite this being a book for children， adults will enjoy the music along with the fantastic illustrations。The story itself is simple: Helen and Tim’s mother decorated their room in a space motif with new space rocket bunk beds。 Instead of sleeping， they along with their ginger kitty， embark on an adventure through the solar system with Holst’s majestic music to accompany them。Unfortunately， because I had a pdf copy of the book， I couldn’t listen to the music but as I am totally familiar with Holst’s work， I could play the pieces in my mind as I read the text and admired the delightful illustrations。This book would appeal to anyone who is interested in space exploration accompanied by music and for fans， like me， of Gustav Holst。5/5 stars[Thank you to NetGalley and the author for the advanced ebook copy in exchange for my honest and objective opinion which I have given here。] 。。。more
Clau Gennari
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What a beautiful book！ I cannot wait to buy the physical copy。 My son in the spectrum loves music and loves the story and beautiful illustrations
Michelle
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The best way to learn is while having fun and this book accomplishes that。 Tim， Helen， and their cute orange cat are excited to spend their first night in their new bunk bed shaped like a rocket ship。 But， the adventure really begins when it’s lights out。 They are transported to each planet where they learn some fun facts along with the reader。 To make the experience even more immersive， each planet has classical music that can be heard by pressing a button on the page。 This is a must-have for a The best way to learn is while having fun and this book accomplishes that。 Tim， Helen， and their cute orange cat are excited to spend their first night in their new bunk bed shaped like a rocket ship。 But， the adventure really begins when it’s lights out。 They are transported to each planet where they learn some fun facts along with the reader。 To make the experience even more immersive， each planet has classical music that can be heard by pressing a button on the page。 This is a must-have for any children’s library！ Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read。 。。。more
Audrey
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This was such a fun picture book！ The interactive music feature will be a nice touch as well。 The illustrations are beautiful and the information is perfect for children wanting to learn more about the planets！
Mary
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First off thanks to netgalley for this advanced readers copy。 This review is unbiased。 I was unaware of this series before reading this book。 I enjoyed the actual story。 And I love that it is connected to the work of music which in this book is “the planets” by Holst。 I love that in the “real book” readers can press on the music notes and hear the relevant part of “the planets” but since this was an ebook I couldn’t which is a bit disappointing。 The book doesn’t workas well as an ebook， so if yo First off thanks to netgalley for this advanced readers copy。 This review is unbiased。 I was unaware of this series before reading this book。 I enjoyed the actual story。 And I love that it is connected to the work of music which in this book is “the planets” by Holst。 I love that in the “real book” readers can press on the music notes and hear the relevant part of “the planets” but since this was an ebook I couldn’t which is a bit disappointing。 The book doesn’t workas well as an ebook， so if you purchase this book I would suggest buying a physical copy。 The good thing is there is a page in the book which tells you the name of each piece and also notes about the piece。 I am impressed by the notes about the piece。 I think this book and likely others in the series are a wonderful way to introduce youngsters to classical music。 I also learned in their brief bio about Holst that he had nerve pain。 I didn’t know this 。 Not sure if it’s my internet not downloading properly， but in my review copy the first page which I believe is the cover is completely blank。 。。。more
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