Camille Saint-Saen's: The Carnival of the Animals
By Jack Prelutsky
Illustrated by Mary GrandPre
The Carnival of the Animals is a fabulous book that takes classical music and turns it into a lively story!
Welcome to our carnival,
Where birds and beasts and such
Behave a lot like people do,
At times a bit too much.
Throughout the story we are taken on an adventure and introduced to several animals and given some fun information about them!Jack Prelutsky captures Carnival of Animals
through rhymes and cadence, humor and beauty, and feeling of music in catchy,
fun to read poems. Mixed with the interaction of classical music the rich
illustrations make all the animals come to life! Mary GrandPre's illustrations are wonderful and eye-catching that bring a magical essence to the story.
About the Composer:
Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921) began his career at the age of thirteen as a composer in Paris. He composed over three hundred works and one of the first composer to write music for cinema. The Carnival of the Animals was composed in 1886.
About the Author:
Jack Prelutsky is a very famous poet for children's literature. He has published more than 50 books and has compiled ten poetry anthologies. He has always had a fascination with animals which are very apparent in a lot of his poems.
This seems like a great book to read when discussing music. I always really enjoyed listening to Peter and the Wolf when I was a kid. I wonder if there is a CD to accompany the book. If not maybe that would be a good addition. Thanks for the great post.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! I LOVE this book. I remember in one of my classes reading it and then listening to the musical pieces after it. Definitely something I need to buy. This is a fun piece to get your kindergarteners or 1st graders moving and listening to music!
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