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Musical Instruments: From Flutes Carved of Bone to Lutes to Modern Electric Guitars
Musical Instruments From Flutes Carved of Bone to Lutes to Modern Electric Guitars Author:Scholastic Editorial Staff (Editor) Scholastic Voyages of Discovery : Music and Performing Arts -- Voyages of Discovery is a groundbreaking approach to the arts and sciences. Each book in this innovative series guides readers back to the source of people's knowledge about a specific subject...then, in stunning art and text, moves them forward through the present to the future.... more »
Page after page of dazzling graphics and special effects involve readers in an active exploration of our cultural history. Musical Instruments is a voyage of discovery: through time - from the first flutes of bone, to Native American bull-roarers, to computerized electronic synthesizers; through space -- exploring relationships across cultures and continents, from Egyptian harps made about 3000 B.C., to Stadivari's violin workshop in 18th-century Italy, to modern orchestras that use car horns, typewriters, and whistles to make music.
Musical Instruments is interactive - designed to be read, handled... fully experienced! Through spectacular art and interactive elements in the book, you can: lift the lid of a grand piano; turn a transparent page to peer inside a recording studio; follow a drummer's hand motions through strobe photos; unfold a book-within-a-book about drums around the world, and more!« less