The Story Orchestra: The Sleeping Beauty: Press the note to hear Tchaikovsky's music
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Summary
Guardian: 'a lively retelling， enriched by Jessica Courtney Tickle's luscious illustrations - each spread is like an illuminated garden'
A stunning retelling of the classic ballet story brought to life by music！ Set to the sound of Tchaikovsky's original music， this favorite ballet story features a a musical note to press on each spread。 Join the King and Queen as they throw a party for their new baby， Princess Aurora。 But when a terrible guest arrives and places a curse on princess， the kingdom must find the one special person who can defeat it。。。
Read the story， listen to accompanying music， then turn to the back of the book to find out more about the Tchaikovsky musical clips in this stunning gift book。
Manufacturer's note: 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。
A stunning retelling of the classic ballet story brought to life by music！ Set to the sound of Tchaikovsky's original music， this favorite ballet story features a a musical note to press on each spread。 Join the King and Queen as they throw a party for their new baby， Princess Aurora。 But when a terrible guest arrives and places a curse on princess， the kingdom must find the one special person who can defeat it。。。
Read the story， listen to accompanying music， then turn to the back of the book to find out more about the Tchaikovsky musical clips in this stunning gift book。
Manufacturer's note: 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。
Reviews
Villain E
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I had no idea the music from Disney's Sleeping Beauty was based on a ballet by Tchaikovsky。 My kids are enjoying the music in this one。 I had no idea the music from Disney's Sleeping Beauty was based on a ballet by Tchaikovsky。 My kids are enjoying the music in this one。 。。。more
Emily
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This book shares a short version of the ballet with words， beautiful illustrations， and snippets of music from each major act of the ballet Sleeping Beauty by Tchaikovsky。 I got this book not too long ago and I’ve already read it tons of times because it’s my 3 year-old daughter’s favorite book。 She brings it to me all the time。 She loves the music and illustrations and so do I。 The only drawback is that the snippets of music from the ballet are short and it’s hard for a kid （and sometimes an ad This book shares a short version of the ballet with words， beautiful illustrations， and snippets of music from each major act of the ballet Sleeping Beauty by Tchaikovsky。 I got this book not too long ago and I’ve already read it tons of times because it’s my 3 year-old daughter’s favorite book。 She brings it to me all the time。 She loves the music and illustrations and so do I。 The only drawback is that the snippets of music from the ballet are short and it’s hard for a kid （and sometimes an adult） to push the buttons and get them to play。 It’s still a favorite of both of ours and even if she wears it out from using it too much I’d buy her another one in a heartbeat。 In fact I’m going to get the other books in “The Story Orchestra” line。 。。。more
Lusitarius
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Upeasti kuvitettu ja kerrottu versio Prinsessa Ruususesta。 Nuottia painamalla aukeamaan liittyvää sävelmää saadaan kunnella pieni hetki。 Viimeiseltä aukeamalta löytyy tietoa säveltäjästä ja baletista。 Tämä teos on kulttuuriteko， toivotaan lisäosia sarjaan！
Jordan Brown
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This is simply beautiful！ The illustrations are gorgeous and the concept of pressing the pages to play the music is just delightful。 I wish the clips were a bit longer but as it is works just fine
Janika Puolitaival
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Täydet viisi tähteä jo pelkästä kulttuuriteosta: oli aikakin saada oopperaa， balettia esitteleviä teoksia taas suomeksi ja peräti musiikin kera。 Toivottavasti WSOY myös jatkaa tätä Satujen orkesteri -sarjaa。 Vähän ihmettelin ääninäytteiden lyhyyttä， soisi olevan pidempiä per aukeama。
Miss Sarah
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The story of Sleeping beauty told in short snippets with a musical button to play parts of Tchaivoskies musical piece Sleeping Beauty。 Elementary and up
Brittingbloom
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4 stars for the beautiful illustrations and music。 The writing is basic and lengthy （and a bit hilarious）。 The kids love it。
Sally
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A beautiful addition to our home library and an introduction to Tchaikovsky。
Jane Maple
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Beautiful quality book with the opportunity to actual hear the music by Tchaikosky and learn more about the play。 The pages summarize the story on each page is a short piece of the music。 Each page is beautifully illustrated with a diverse case （for example Aurora’s royal parents show a black king and white queen）The first page is the title page telling us that King and Queen Florestan are throwing a party to celebrate the birth of their daughter， Princess Aurora and everyone is invited except f Beautiful quality book with the opportunity to actual hear the music by Tchaikosky and learn more about the play。 The pages summarize the story on each page is a short piece of the music。 Each page is beautifully illustrated with a diverse case （for example Aurora’s royal parents show a black king and white queen）The first page is the title page telling us that King and Queen Florestan are throwing a party to celebrate the birth of their daughter， Princess Aurora and everyone is invited except for the evil fairy Carabosse。 The music clip here is from the Prologue， Entrance of the Fairies。 The last page gives us more information on each clip and the notes on this clip is that it is “regal and graceful。 There is a stately string tune that sounds much like the distinguished guests who are arriving。”Page 2 explain that the Lilac Fairy arrives at the party with the other fairies all bestowing gifts on the princess。 Last to dance is the Songbird Fairy who gives the gift of musicality。 The clip here is the Prologue for the Songbird Fairy。 The notes at the end explain that each of the six fairies has a piece of music that sounds just like them。 The Songbird Fairy’s music sounds like a tiny yellow canary sining thanks to the fast fluttering melody of flutes， piccolo， violins and a glockenspiel。Page 3 tells of the arrival of Carabosse and her curse of death by sewing spindle。 The clip is Prologue， Carabosse and the Lilac Fairy。 Since it is the evil fairy’s music it is very dramatic with loud stabbing notes。Page 4 Tells us how Lilac Fairy changes the curse by saying that Aurora won’t die but will sleep for a hundred years until she is woken by a kiss from her true love。 Lilac Fairy chases Carabosse far away from the palace and into the deep， dark woods。 The clip here is the Lilac Fairy’s theme， which is repeated throughout the ballet when she comes on stage with harp and oboe。 This is the music that I associate with the Disney Sleeping beauty as well。Page 5 Shows the season changing and Aurora growing up but as her sixteenth birthday approaches the King and Queen arrange for the sharp objects in the kingdom to be taken away and locked in a tall tower。 The music here is Sleeping Beauty Waltz which was adapted by princes into Once Upon a Dream。 Page 6 Is the Day of Aurora’s 16th birthday with princes and princesses from around the world celebrating her and presenting her with red， yellow， and pink roses as birthday gifts。 This piece is Rose Adagio which is one of the most famous dances of all the ballets in the world。 The ballerina must do a difficult dance supported by four princes to show off all the ballerina’s skill and talent。Page 7 A mysterious cloaked guest arrives and offers Aurora a bunch of flowers but hidden inside is the spindle。 She begins to fall asleep。 Lilac Fairy chases Carabosse away and she puts all the palace inhabitants to sleep。 The Clip is called the Spell。 A loud， forceful not at the beginning and then fast scrubbing strings which goes downward and sounds sad。 Page 8 Lilac Fairy travels over the magical lands in search of someone to break the spell。 She comes upon a prince called Florimund。 They journey through rain and snow to reach the enchanted palace。 The clip here is Prince Florimun and the Lilac Fairy。 The brass at the beginning sounds very royal and mimic the rhythm of horseback riders。 It sounds as if the prince is about to find something special。Page 9 The Lilac Fairy leads the prince into the palace。 They walk through dusty rooms and cooridors until they find Princess Aurora。 The story tells us the “prince kisses her forehead” （which is an interesting variation from the Disney version - it also says that after she has given her parents a big hug and had a great dinner of cakes and ice cream that the prince and princess talk for hours and “as time passes， they start to fall in love。” The Clip here is Panarama which sounds dreamy and magical and goes upwards seeming to predict Aurora waking up。Page 10 tells us that “after a few years” the prince and princess marry （instead of right away as in other versions of the story） The trees are decorated with lights， confetti flutters down from the sky and fairy-tale characters and townspeople have come to celebrate。 In the picture we seem to see red riding hood， her grandmother and the wolf。 A great green giant dancing with a princess and what appears to be puss in boots dancing with his date a white cat。 The clip here is The Wedding， Coda - the brass play a repeated phrase that sounds like church wedding bells。 The snare drum plays an exciting drum roll and the strings whirl in a flurry of notes。 The final pages show us a short biography of Tchaikavsky saying that while he started learning piano at age five that he didn’t study music seriously until he went to college in his twenties。 And that he based his on a French Fairy Tale “La Belle au Bois Dormant” which it translates as “The Beauty Sleeping in the Woods” by Charles Perrault。 The final pages also has a short glossary with words like “Waltz” and “Composer” interestingly the glossary is not in alphabetical order but maybe since it is only six definitions long they didn’t think it was necessary。 It also contains information on each clip of music that I was summarizing above。Juniper 。。。more
Trish
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This is a cool book with the classical music to sleeping beauty。
Shar
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I loved this version and read it twice！ The illustrations are beautiful， characters are cute， and the music of course goes perfectly with the story。 I sometimes forget that Disney's "Once Upon a Dream" is actually based off of the Tchaikovsky piece。 I loved this version and read it twice！ The illustrations are beautiful， characters are cute， and the music of course goes perfectly with the story。 I sometimes forget that Disney's "Once Upon a Dream" is actually based off of the Tchaikovsky piece。 。。。more
Brindi Michele
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LOVE THIS BOOK！！！！！ It's my new absolute favorite！ GORGEOUS， STUNNING， WHIMSICAL illustrations， and I just LOVED hearing Tchaikovsky's music <3 LOVE THIS BOOK！！！！！ It's my new absolute favorite！ GORGEOUS， STUNNING， WHIMSICAL illustrations， and I just LOVED hearing Tchaikovsky's music <3 。。。more
Library_geek
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This book， along with the others in the series， are something special。 It brings the ballet to life in picture book form and introduces children to the delights of Tchaikovsky’s music。 Each page is adorned with colour and the oversized pages have so much detail that you can spend a long time making discoveries on each page。This is the second book that I have shared with you that includes the use of orchestral music at the push of a button。 I share these because the inclusion of books and music t This book， along with the others in the series， are something special。 It brings the ballet to life in picture book form and introduces children to the delights of Tchaikovsky’s music。 Each page is adorned with colour and the oversized pages have so much detail that you can spend a long time making discoveries on each page。This is the second book that I have shared with you that includes the use of orchestral music at the push of a button。 I share these because the inclusion of books and music together engages the reader and adds spirit to the book。 I believe the music is more than just sound accompanying the book， but takes the reader on a complete journey that broadens the learning experience。There are many interactive qualities to The Story Orchestra， including a statement at the end of the book that asks the reader if they can remember where each sound appears in the story。 This is a fresh and creative way for children to remember aspects of the story and match them with the music。 I like that books like this are introducing children to ballet and classical music through pages and words， and with the addition of information about Tchaikovsky the book the book feels complete。I was most moved by a part of the book that explains how each of the snippets of music have been chosen to represent special moments in the music that represent feelings， character and scenes。 It also mentions that if the reader listens to these snippets they may be able to recognise them if they ever got to go to the ballet。 This brings the literacy experience full circle and engages with a child’s curiosity。Overall， I think this book is special， children express themselves in so many different ways – whether it be through words， music or movement， this book encapsulates all of this and opens the mind to a world of imagination 。。。more
Kayleigh Cyphus
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