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This Is Music: Voice

(Board book)

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Publishing Details

Full Title:

This Is Music: Voice

Contributors:

By (Author) Rekha S. Rajan
Illustrated by Tania Yakunova

ISBN:

9780593387061

Publisher:

Penguin Young Readers

Imprint:

Penguin Young Readers

Publication Date:

21st November 2023

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

Children

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Other Subjects:

Childrens / Teenage general interest: Music and musicians
Early years: the body and the senses

Dewey:

372.87

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Board book

Number of Pages:

26

Dimensions:

Width 171mm, Height 171mm, Spine 17mm

Weight:

344g

Description

Make music with this hands-on introduction to the four instrument families - drums, horns, strings, and voice - in this board book series by a world-renowned music educator. What do a choir, a rapper, and a yodeler all have in common They all use voice to make music! This first introduction begins with a simple explanation of what defines a musical voice. Young readers are then invited on a global exploration of a variety of different vocal musicians, and then encouraged to use their voice in the world around them. Complete with a mirror for observing their own mouths!

Author Bio

Dr. Rekha S. Rajan is a musical theater and operatic performer, early childhood educator, professor, and author of a number of publications on the arts in education. She is the recipient of several grants, including a two-year research grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, has performed in a variety of venues, including Carnegie Hall and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and sits on various statewide curriculum boards. Rekha specializes in introducing children to the arts. Her debut childrens book, Amazing Landmarks (Scholastic, 2022), is a STEAM compendium of the stories behind how and why 10 iconic landmarks were built. Her parenting book The Read Aloud Factor (Chicago Review Press, 2022) will provide a modern, inclusive approach to establishing read-aloud routines for busy families, featuring diverse reading lists, using music, working around technology, and addressing multilingual dynamics. Rekhas work consistently draws from her professional expertise as an educator and performer, her South Asian heritage, and her abiding love of music. Rekha sings every day with her husband and three children, and when shes not writing, she is playing the djembe, mridangam, trumpet, ukulele, and piano.

Tania Yakunova is an award-winning illustrator from Kyiv, Ukraine. She finds her inspiration in avant-garde art and design of the twentieth century. Her work spans from commercial illustration, book illustration, editorial illustration, poster design, packaging for clients all around the world to internationally exhibited personal works. Tania is an active member of the local artist community in the Ukraine and regularly gives lectures and workshops about illustration.

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