violins

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Miss Muffet, or what came after

2016
With the help of friendly spider Webster, aspiring violinists Patience Muffet and Little Bo-Peep find personal fulfillment in the court of Old King Cole.

Mole music

1999
Feeling that something is missing in his simple life, Mole acquires a violin and learns to make beautiful, joyful music.

The wolf who loved music

2003
After mentioning that she may have seen a wolf in the woods, a young girl is saddened when police and hunters kill the beast that she thinks was attracted by her violin playing.

The red violin

1999
An appraiser of rare musical instruments traces the history of a blood-red violin and everyone whose lives it touched.

Unfinished dreams

a novel
1996
Jason, a nine-year-old Jewish boy, pursues his dream of becoming a great violinist even as he deals with disappointments and deaths of loved ones.

Yang the eldest and his odd jobs

2002
Third Sister and her siblings try to help Eldest Brother, the most talented musician in the Yang family, find work to pay for a new violin.

Music class

2006
Children go to music class where they learn to play the violin.

Violin

and stringed instruments
1993
Text and photographs explore how a violin works, the origins of the instrument, and how it has evolved to the present day.

How do dinosaurs say good night?

... and more stories that rhyme
2004
"How do dinosaurs say goodnight?": Even dinosaurs make a fuss before bedtime. Can parents ever get them into bed? "In the small, small pond": Frogs leap, tadpoles wriggle, geese waddle and minnows scatter. You'll enjoy watching this pond come to life in the spring. "Zin! Zin! Zin! The violin": A lone trombone playing solo is joined by a trumpet to make a duet, until a French horn make it a trio. One by one instruments gather together for a joyous musical performance. "All the color of the Earth": Celebrate the colors of children and the colors of love in this beautiful lyrical story.

The Sandy Bottom Orchestra

1996
Fourteen-year-old Rachel comes to terms with her eccentric family while taking refuge in her violin playing.

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