How To Build An Orchestra. Mary Auld. Illustrated by Elisa Paganelli. 2020. [October] 48 pages. [Source: Library]
First sentence: This is Simon. Simon loves music. He loves to listen to it, and loves to make it. Sometimes Simon hums to himself, sometimes he sings and occasionally he whistles. But that really isn't enough for him--he wants to share music with everyone. That's why he is a conductor. A conductor is the person who leads an orchestra.
Premise/plot: What you see is what you get. The premise of this one is that Simon, the conductor, is holding auditions for the London Symphony Orchestra. The readers "listen in" on these auditions and subsequently have the opportunity to learn all about how to build an orchestra.
My thoughts: Packed with facts--that's how I'd describe this one. The story is very loosely structured. The story holds up, I suppose, to a certain degree. But plenty will be able to guess this is just a "fun" way to teach young(er) readers to orchestra and orchestral music. I appreciate the layout and organization of this one. It is so structured. There are facts here, there, and everywhere. I'm definitely leaning towards this one being for older readers (upper elementary school).
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