Children’s book: The Unruly Orchestra: Learn about musical instruments and the symphonic orchestra by Daphna Lustiger
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I voluntarily read to review this book.
Almost. That is the best thing I can say. I was excited, as a former music major, to see a picture book about the orchestra. But on the first page, I got disappointed. Two of the instruments named were not shown.
The text wasn’t rhythmic or as fun as it could be. And I think it still needs a good editor.
The pictures were fun and I wanted the story to be as fun.
Still, I would have read it to my children. I think I could have made it more fun with sounds of the instruments lined up to actually introduce each part. It could be a fun story, if cleaned up a bit, to a field trip to a concert or an educational segment about Peter and the Wolf, and possibly pulling out triangles and fun band percussion instruments. and a good old march around the classroom.
My deepest disappointment was the piano not named as it was being called a pipe organ (not usually in an orchestra, and no pipes).
Still, the book could have hope with a bit more clean up.
Darswords 