Educational: Music – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk Henley-on-Thames Wed, 26 Feb 2025 15:33:34 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-Bell-Background-Blue-32x32.png Educational: Music – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk 32 32 A Dancer’s Dream https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/a-dancers-dream/ Thu, 10 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=27508 With exquisite illustrations from the incomparable Lizzy Steward - winner of the Waterstone's Book Prize - A Dancer's Dream is a glorious retelling of The Nutcracker, and the perfect Christmas gift.]]> This gorgeously designed retelling of The Nutcracker  will make the perfect Christmas present for ballet fans everywhere!

In snow white covered St. Petersburg, young dancer Stana‘s dreams have finally come true – she has been chosen to play the lead role in Tchaikovsky’s new ballet,  The Nutcracker. But with all eyes looking at her, can Stana overcome her nerves and dance like she’s never danced before?
 
From the author of the bestselling  The Sinclair Mysteries, Katherine Woodfine, and Waterstone’s Book Prize winner, Lizzy Stewart, this sumptuous and magical retelling of  The Nutcracker  will transport you on a journey fay beyond the page.  

Praise for Katherine Woodfine’s The Sinclair’s Mysteries series:
‘A wonderful  book, with a  glorious heroine  and a true spirit of adventure’ Katherine Rundell, award-winning author of Rooftoppers
‘Dastardliness on a big scale is uncovered in this well-plotted, evocative novel’ The Sunday Times
‘It’s a dashing plot, an atmospheric setting and an extensive and imaginative cast. Katherine Woodfine handles it all with aplomb’ The  Guardian

Praise for Lizzy Stewart’s There’s a Tiger in the Garden (Winner of the Waterstones  Children’s Book Prize 2017, Illustrated Books Category):
‘A journey of discovery’  The Guardian
‘A stunning testament to the power of imagination’  Metro

 

]]> Poppy and the Orchestra https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/poppy-and-the-orchestra/ Thu, 05 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/poppy-and-the-orchestra/ Poppy and the Orchestra features the sounds of 16 orchestral instruments for kids to discover as they go on a musical adventure with Poppy the Dog.]]> Travel along with Poppy the dog as he discovers the sounds of orchestral instruments. Press the button in each enchanting scene to hear the vivid sound of a real instrument playing classical music.
 
Poppy and the Orchestra takes children and their grownups on a musical adventure to the symphony. On this adventure, Poppy meets  new friends who introduce him to the sounds of individual orchestral instruments.

With 16 buttons to push and hear, listen to the sounds of the different instruments as you follow along with the story: the clarinet, the piano, the violin, the double bass, the xylophone, the piccolo, the celesta, the cello, the flute, the bassoon, and?the orchestra of The Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns!
 
Vibrantly illustrated by Magali Le Huche, Poppy and the Orchestra is the perfect introduction to classical music and the instruments of the orchestra for kids-one the family will enjoy returning to again and again.
 
Discover even more musical adventures with: Poppy and the Brass Band, Poppy and Mozart, and Poppy and Vivaldi.

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