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The Story Orchestra: The Magic Flute: Press the note to hear Mozart's music (Volume 6) (The Story Orchestra, 6) Hardcover – Sound Book, November 16, 2021

by Katy Flint (Author), Jessica Courtney-Tickle (Illustrator)

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Discover the sorcery of The Magic Flute in this musical retelling of the opera—push the button on each beautiful scene to hear the vivid sound of an orchestra playing, and singers singing, from Mozart’s score.

This classic opera, reworked for the benefit of younger readers, tells a tale of a prince, a princess and a magic flute, which begins in a mountain ridge between two magical lands. Prince Tamino enters, chased by a dragon, but three brave mountain rangers gallop past on horseback to rescue him.

His cowardly friend Papageno comes out from his hiding place and they revive the prince. The rangers ask for one favor in return. Their boss, the Queen of the Night, asks Prince Tamino to rescue her daughter, Princess Pamina, from the evil Sun King. She gives Tamino a magic flute and Papageno some magic bells to help them.

The story follows Prince Tamino as he breaks into the Sun King’s palace, charms the court with his magic flute, and gets caught by the guards. Will the prince escape with the princess?

As you and your little one journey through the magical scenes, you will press the buttons to hear 10 excerpts from the opera’s music. 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, Mozart, with details about his composition of The Magic Flute. 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. With The Story Orchestra keyboard sound books, children can play the famous melodies themselves with the sound of a real grand piano.

Also available from the series: I Can Play (vol 1), Carnival of the Animals, Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker, and Four Seasons in One Day.

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.

The perfect primer to introduce children to classical music.

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24 pages
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Grade level

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10.85 x 0.95 x 12.3 inches
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Frances Lincoln Children's Books
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November 16, 2021
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0711260133
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978-0711260139
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‘Mozart’s world famous opera is reimagined as an exquisite novelty book in the latest Story Orchestra title, which plays 10 clips featuring a real orchestra and voices.’―Fiona Noble, The Bookseller

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Jessica Courtney-Tickle is an illustrator who graduated from Kingston University in July 2014. Her absolute favorite thing to draw or paint is nature, finding a focus on foliage of any kind as well as children's stories about adventure and exploration. She also has a penchant for drawing theater from music makers to dancers and even singing animals. Jessica is most influenced by vintage picture books, travel posters, and folk art as well as numerous painters and printmakers.

Katy Flint is an author, editor, and musician, based in London. She studied violin at the University of Southampton, before moving into children's books. She is the author of the much-loved Story Orchestra series, and has worked on many other non-fiction titles – from human bodies to dinosaurs. She connects with people all around the globe on her Intro to Children’s Publishing course. Find her on Instagram: @katy_flint

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Frances Lincoln Children's Books (November 16, 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 24 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0711260133
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0711260139
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 3 - 6 years, from customers
Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 2
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.15 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.85 x 0.95 x 12.3 inches

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Laurel

Slight differences from the opera but it's actually a better story

Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2021

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Normally I don't like it when the magic flute diverges from the opera. That said, when I tell my daughter the English translation of what is going on there are some things I have to skip to avoid flagrant racism and sexism. This version makes Tamino and Pamina fairly equals which is what I think is sort of implied in the opera but is not fleshed out well. It also makes Sarastro and the queen of the night equal opposites rather than a good guy and a bad guy which I like because it's kind of nonsensical in the opera. My 3-year-old has been a huge magic flute fan since she was 2 and she loves this book and so do I! She grins so hard when she plays the music clips. Although it is a little hard for her small fingers to push hard enough so I have to help.

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BMoney

One of my least favorites

Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2021

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We have all the Story Orchestra books, and our children (4 and 2) love all of them. My daughter has been a Magic Flute enthusiast for over 2 years now, we have seen many versions of the opera (both kid and adult versions), so we are very familiar with the story. It was extremely disappointing and jarring for them to suddenly read a completely different version than what they had been exposed to, very few elements from the opera are the same. If your children have never seen the opera and it's not important to you for them to know the story, then it's a nice book. The story they chose to tell apart from the opera in my estimation was good but not great, it didn't have a solid flow. That being said, the clips of the opera are wonderful, and the illustrations are always brilliant. But man, it was disappointing to see how unfamiliar the story was. I don't mind changing some endings or nuances, but the completely different story was disappointing to us.

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Love! Love! Great introduction to famous composers!

Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2021

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All these books are fantastic! Keeps our 4 year old & 9 year old engaged. We give these books for presents too! Always happy kids.

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Mark Wanner

Must have

Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2022

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We have collection- the nutcracker, swan lake and the magic flute. My girl enjoyes stories and music too. Definitely will buy again.

Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2022

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What a cool book! My 3 year old and 1.5 yo both love it, as do I! The illustrations are adorable. The sound quality is great! And overall, we just love how this book introduces opera to our boys. The story makes sense and entertains, even in its abridged version. Great find!

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History of orchestra for children

Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2022

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Wonderful and the gift was wonderfully received

Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2022

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My 2 1/2 year old granddaughter loves this book and can already identify most of the characters by their music themes.

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Anne Berry

Best books! My kids love them!!

Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2022

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My kids (2 and 5) ADORE these books!!!

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Leann

The weakest link in the whole series

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 15, 2022

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The sound quality was poor on this particular book, but that might just be a blip in production.
The main issue was that story just didn’t flow for me and was quite jarring as it was different to what I had grown up with. The music clips weren’t the best either. Even the illustrations, although still beautiful, just weren’t as outstanding as others in the series.

It was quite disappointing because the other books in the series are just perfect.

Joanne Rogers

Introduce youngster to this wonderful opera

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 7, 2022

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I gave this as a Xmas preteen to my great niece who is 2. Her mother thought it was a great way to introduce her daughter to her favourite opera. Start them young! And the 2 year old is charmed by the sort and pressing the appropriate for each character and bit.

CJP

These musical books are always great.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 26, 2021

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I’m a big fan of these books, they make great gifts 🎁. Especially at Christmas.

The illustrations are delightful, it’s a nice way to introduce kid and others into classic music. And orchestral music from famous ballet.

Perfect for Christmas.

Kiki I

Beautiful storybook

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 2, 2022

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I absolutely love this collection of books, as does my toddler. She loves to press the buttons when I read these to her and this one’s currently a firm favourite at bedtime!

A. Lyon

kids love them

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 31, 2022

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lovely books, kids love them and introduces them to classical music

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