Gabriella's Song Contributor(s): Fleming, Candace (Author), Potter, Giselle (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0689841752 ISBN-13: 9780689841750 Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2001 Annotation: In the streets and canals of Venice, Gabriella can hear nothing but sweet music. The drying laundry goes flap-flap, the church bells go ting-aling-ling, and the lire go jing-aling-ling. Soon, Gabriella is humming her way through town -- and everyone hears her song! Some find it sad, others smile when they hear it -- but none can forget the beautiful melody. Before long, a certain struggling composer is inspired by Gabriella's song -- and a beautiful symphony is born. An ALA Notable Book A Publishers Weekly Best Book |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Europe - Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts - Music - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States |
Dewey: E |
LCCN: 96002459 |
Lexile Measure: 630 |
Series: Aladdin Picture Books |
Physical Information: 0.13" H x 9.05" W x 9.5" (0.38 lbs) 40 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Italy |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 21328 Reading Level: 3.3 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In the streets and canals of Venice, Gabriella can hear nothing but sweet music. The drying laundry goes slap-slap, the church bells go ting-aling-ling, and the lire go jing-aling-ling. Soon, Gabriella is humming her way through town -- and everyone hears her song Some find it sad, others smile when they hear it -- but none can forget the beautiful melody. Before long, a certain struggling composer is inspired by Gabriella's song -- and a beautiful symphony is bor |
Contributor Bio(s): Fleming, Candace: - Candace Fleming is the acclaimed author of numerous books for children, including Ben Franklin's Almanac, an ALA Notable Book and an ALA Best Book for Young Adults; as well as Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!; Gabriella's Song; and When Agnes Caws; all ALA Notable Books. She lives in a suburb of Chicago.Potter, Giselle: - Giselle Potter has illustrated many books, including Kate and the Beanstalk by Mary Pope Osborne, an ALA-ALSC notable book; The Boy Who Loved Words by Roni Schotter, a Parents' Choice Gold Award winner; and Cecil the Pet Glacier by Matthea Harvey. She is the author and illustrator of Tell Me What to Dream About and This Is My Dollhouse--both inspired by her daughters--and The Year I Didn't Go to School, about traveling through Italy with her parents' puppet troupe when she was eight. Giselle also illustrates "Ties," a weekly column in the Well section of The New York Times. She lives in Rosendale, New York, with her husband and two daughters. Visit her online at GisellePotter.com. |