{"product_id":"before-music-where-instruments-come-from-9781419745553","title":"Before Music: Where Instruments Come from","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom award-winning author Annette Bay Pimentel and illustrator Madison Safer, \u003ci\u003eBefore Music\u003c\/i\u003e is an oversize nonfiction picture book exploring how music and musical instruments are made--across time and around the world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMusic doesn't come out of nothing.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt always starts somewhere . . . \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ewith something . . . \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ewith someone.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Discover how music is made in this survey of musical instruments from around the world. Organized by material--from wood to gourds to found objects and more--\u003ci\u003eBefore Music \u003c\/i\u003emarries a lyrical core text with tons of informational material for curious readers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the narrative text, readers will encounter makers as they source their materials and craft instruments by hand, drawing the line from the natural world to the finished product and its sound. The sidebars offer much more to discover, including extensive instrument lists, short bios of musical innovators, and more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Centering creators and musicians of varying age, skin tone, and traditional dress, Safer's naïf-style multimedia art gives fitting nod to folk traditions featured in this wide-ranging survey of musical instruments that spans centuries, continents, and cultures.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnnette Bay Pimentel \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of several nonfiction picture books, including \u003ci\u003eAll the Way to the Top\u003c\/i\u003e, which received a Schneider Family Book Award honor; \u003ci\u003eGirl Running\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a Junior Library Guild pick and received a starred review; and \u003ci\u003ePura's Cuentos\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Moscow, Idaho. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMadison Safer \u003c\/b\u003e(she\/her) is a queer illustrator whose work is inspired by Russian folk art, Jewish paper cuttings, quilt patterns, and the quiet woods of New England. She received her bachelor of fine arts in illustration studies from Montserrat College of Art. \u003ci\u003eBefore Music\u003c\/i\u003e is her debut picture book.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Harry N. Abrams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50631783121170,"sku":"9781419745553","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f72430d1-ef6f-466c-8cbf-77f23d50b2b1.jpg?v=1732783307","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/before-music-where-instruments-come-from-9781419745553","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}