Reviews

The Story Orchestra: The Planets: Press the note to hear Holst's music by Jessica Courtney-Tickle

arathy8's review

adventurous medium-paced

4.0

This was a great book! I loved the illustrations. The copy I received did not have any music that is supposed to accompany this book, but I can imagine it being a great experience. It's a great book for introducing the solar system with classical music. I think I might even consider it for a story time for some older kids. 

purpleviolin91's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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.