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Carnival of the Animals with CD: Poems Inspired by Saint-Saëns' Music
Carnival of the Animals with CD Poems Inspired by SaintSans' Music Ladies and gentlemen, take your seats for CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS! Tap your feet, clap your hands, let the words flow and the music swell, and allow these poems and pictures to transport you. Inspired by Saint-Saëns' famous "zoological fantasy," this magnificent book combines specially commissioned work by thirteen acclaimed modern poets with bo... more »ld and glorious illustrations by Satoshi Kitamura. The accompanying fifty-five-minute CD, performed by the Apollo Chamber Orchestra, features a reading of each of the fourteen poems followed by the appropriate musical passage, beautifully evoking for young listeners each of the animals in Saint-Saëns' famous 1886 fantasy for two pianos and orchestra. Featuring specially commissioned poems by: * Gerard Benson * James Berry * Valerie Bloom * Charles Causley * Judith Chernaik * Gillian Clarke * Wendy Cope * Gavin Ewart * Cicely Herbert * X. J. Kennedy * Adrian Mitchell * Edwin Morgan * Kit Wright *« less