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The Swan Lake (The Story Orchestra)Explore the enchanting world of **The Swan Lake (The Story Orchestra)**, a beautifully illustrated children's book that brings the beloved ballet to life! Dive into the magical tale of Prince Siegfried, the beautiful Swan Princess Odette, and the sinister sorcerer Von Rothbart. As Prince Siegfried celebrates his 21st birthday, he is whisked away to a stunning lake where he discovers Odette's cursed transformation. This captivating children's book not
Explore the enchanting world of **The Swan Lake (The Story Orchestra)**, a beautifully illustrated children's book that brings the beloved ballet to life! Dive into the magical tale of Prince Siegfried, the beautiful Swan Princess Odette, and the sinister sorcerer Von Rothbart. As Prince Siegfried celebrates his 21st birthday, he is whisked away to a stunning lake where he discovers Odette's cursed transformation. This captivating children's book not only retells the iconic story but also immerses young readers in classical music with 10 delightful sound clips from Tchaikovsky's inspiring score. Perfect for ages 3 to 8, this educational and entertaining book will spark your child's love for ballet and music. Each beautifully illustrated page is a visual feast that complements the rich narrative, making it an ideal storytime companion for parents and toddlers alike. Additionally, the biography of Tchaikovsky at the back of the book introduces children to the genius behind the music, while the glossary of musical terms enriches their understanding of melodies, rhythms, and orchestration. **The Story Orchestra series** is designed to ignite creativity and foster a passion for the arts, seamlessly blending literature, music, and imagination. Make storytime a magical experience with this engaging edition of **The Swan Lake**. Order now to add this must-have book to your collection! Delivery information: We offer fast shipping options to ensure your purchase reaches you promptly, so you can introduce your little ones to the world of ballet today!Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780711241503
Year: 2019
Publisher: Quarto UK
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This tale of a prince, a beautiful swan princess and an evil sorcerer begins in a woodland clearing far, far away. It is Prince Siegfried's 21st birthday. He is playing games with his friends when his mother, the Queen, arrives to tell him he needs to stop having fun and start looking after the kingdom. Prince Siegfried dreams of running away.
He follows an enchanting flock of swans to a clearing by a lake, where four of the little cygnets begin to dance. The most beautiful swan transforms into the Princess Odette, who tells him that she has been cursed to turn into a swan by day and return to her natural form at night by the evil sorcerer Von Rothbart. As the prince and Odette dance, they begin to fall in love.
The story follows Prince Siegfried as he attends his birthday party, is tricked into proposing to Von Rothbart's daughter Odile and returns to the lake to battle the evil sorcerer. Will the prince be reunited with his swan princess?
As you and your little one journey through the magical scenes, you will press the buttons to hear 10 excerpts from the ballet's music. At the back of the book, find a short biography of the composer, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, with details about his composition of Swan Lake. 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 stories paired with 10-second sound clips of orchestras
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★★★★★ 5
Loved this book
Format: Paperback
Assassin's Creed is my all-time favourite game series; I am enthralled by it! Sadly, right now I moved to te U.S. (I am not originally from here) and thus I had to leave my Xbox behind; well it actually belongs to my brother. My point is, while I am saving up for a new Xbox and to buy the Assassin's Creed games again, reading this novel and the one from Brotherhood has been what has saved me from going insane. I don't know why several people haven't liked it. I had no problems whatsoever with the author's style, and actually this novel helped me to better comprehend what went on in ACII because honestly some assassinations had me a bit confused and happened so fast that I didn't understand who I was killing or why.
Great purchase, and I am currently reading Brotherhood! :)
Insieme per la vittoria! :D
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Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2011
★★★★★ 4
True to the game and high on philosophy, but no it's not the Fanfic lover's playground....
Format: Paperback
I read several reviews of this book and was wary initially of buying (to the point where I read parts of it in a bookstore before buying it here). Finally finished it and 500 odd pages later, this is not just a pithy sewing together of cutaway scenes and story clips. Is it classic literature? No, but it wasn't meant to be. It's sometimes hard to translate action in to book form, especially when done in the luscious hi-def glory that Ubisoft was able to achieve. But what it lacks in geographical description, it makes up in explaining and demonstrating the philosophy of the story of the game itself. You understand what makes an Assassin different from a Templar, you understand what made Ezio tick, what made Altair tick and while it is subtle, it is genuine characterization and if you don't get the memo, then you just aren't trying.
While some complained because Sophia wasn't painted with more detail or that the relationship between some of the characters could have been explored better (like the political tension in the royal family for example), I'd still argue it wasn't necessary. This is not Suleiman's story or Yusuf's story, nor was it a love story though there is one; it's Ezio's and Atair's stories and the simplicity of their thoughts and actions were well drawn. It wasn't meant to fill in the gaps, fanfic is much more satisfactory in those cases. The only drawback of this book is that sometimes it borders on being preachy, but I don't think the makers of this game were exactly subtle about whose corner they wanted you to be in.
True to the game, absolutely direct about it's philosophy, and it doesn't try to masquerade as anything more than it should be for 10 dollars.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2014
★★★★★ 5
A really griping story
Format: Kindle
From the first page this story was just enthralling to the point that i read the entire book in two days. Very exciting and very interesting.
I will now purchase the complete series
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Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2023
★★★★★ 5
Love love love Ezio Auditore!!!
Format: Kindle
I am a huge gamer and having played Assassins Creed many times, it was nice to see “inside” what we are RPGing. This book was a lot of fun to read and very insightful. “With you until the end, Ezio!”
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Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2024
★★★★★ 3
Good not excellent
This book started off with lots of promise. It got my interest straight away and kept it there for a few chapters. It includes some intesting history facts of the age and enlists some of the characters of the age as well all of which I found very intersting and unique. However the general theme did not change. The Protaganist got better and better at killing and never really got into trouble. He goes from one adventure to another of similar sort with the same outcome. He kills everyone and gets away without problems. I had trouble finding the climax and wondered at many points if it was just a story that went on and on without an end.
Overall a good light read if you don't expect much surprise or complex intrigue.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2012