Musical Life of Gustav Mole - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0859533034 ISBN 13: 9780859533034

Publisher: Childs Play Intl Ltd, 1989

Synopsis

A baby mole born into a musical family begins a lifetime of learning pleasure along with his animal friends.

About this title

From the Publisher:

- Leads to a feeling of involvement by inclusion of statements directed to the reader.
- Includes activities the child can participate in (parent may need to help).
- Illustrations blend with text to add interest.
- Exposes child to all aspects of music including the emotional side.
- Verses may be sung.
- Encourages active participation (count the instruments)
- Uses double-spread pages to enhance text.
- Print is bold, clear and short which makes the text easy to read.
- Contains humor.
- Introduces new vocabulary - the vocabulary of music.
- Children learn about dedication and determination.
- Learn about instruments through accurate drawings.
- Discover the beauty of art.

About the Author:

Born in Nottingham, England in 1956, Kathryn Meyrick grew up and was educated in the beautiful Cotswolds - attending the school at Milton-under-Wychwood, where her father was headmaster - then on to further education at Oxford.
After successfully completing a Foundation Course in Art and Design in 1975, she opted against art college in favour of three years at the London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Studying violin and piano, she developed a passion for music of the Baroque Era which she performs today with several Oxford and London based ensembles.

During her time at the Guildhall, she maintained her interest in art, developing her natural feeling for botanical and natural history illustration - an affinity nurtured and encouraged by her father on childhood explorations of the Cotswold countryside.

Supplementing her college grant by selling some of her paintings to a London gallery, she was introduced by the owner to a major greetings cards publisher who was seeking a fresh and original design input. Kathryn's subsequent commission led to her designs being sought after by several substantial publishing firms. The vitality of her work, combined wit her love of natural history, led quite naturally to illustrating for children, and her work during the first three years demonstrates graphically her success in creating visions totally appropriate to a child's eye.

About this edition

• Publisher: Childs Play Intl Ltd
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0859533034
• ISBN 13: 9780859533034
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Twinn Michael