{"product_id":"my-first-story-orchestra-carnival-of-the-animals","title":"My First Story Orchestra: Carnival Of The Animals","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eLions, swans, fish darting through water and (wonderfully) dinosaurs, each with their own piece of music played by a real orchestra at the press of a button. Saint-Saëns wrote Carnival of the Animals to make people smile, and it turns out it works just as well at toddler height as it does in a concert hall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe love it because:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSix sound buttons, each playing a real orchestral excerpt: the cello swells for the swan, the double basses lumber for the elephant, the strings skitter for the fish. A child who loves animals and a child who loves music will both be completely absorbed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJessica Courtney-Tickle's illustrations are joyful and characterful: elephants in top hats, a gliding white swan, a very pleased-looking lion. The pictures and the music together are exactly as good as they sound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe My First Story Orchestra series consistently does something genuinely difficult: introduces classical music to young children without a single note of condescension, just beautiful books and real recordings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA brilliant gift alongside the Four Seasons title if you want to give the pair\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's in the box:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardback sound book, 14 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6 sound buttons, each playing a 10-second orchestral excerpt from Saint-Saëns's Carnival of the Animals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull colour illustrations by Jessica Courtney-Tickle throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished by Aurum Press Quarto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGreat for:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAges 1 and up, through to early primary children discovering classical music\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA birthday gift, a Christmas present, or the book you reach for when you want something that feels both beautiful and genuinely useful\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarly music appreciation, animal recognition and the particular satisfaction of pressing a button at exactly the right moment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImportant to know:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eHardback, 14 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eDimensions: 16.7 x 16.7cm (6.6 x 6.6 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e6 sound buttons with real orchestral recordings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eISBN: 9780711292444\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ePublished February 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eRequires batteries (included)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Book Shelf","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55484475343224,"sku":"01-BOOKMFSOCOTA","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1568\/1037\/files\/my-first-story-orchestra-carnival-of-the-animals-cover.jpg?v=1772465154","url":"https:\/\/www.mysmallworld.co.uk\/products\/my-first-story-orchestra-carnival-of-the-animals","provider":"My Small World Toy Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}