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The Philharmonic Gets Dressed (Reading Rainbow Book) | 
 enlarge | Author: Karla Kuskin
Creator: Marc Simont
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Category: Book
List Price: $6.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 28499
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 48
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 6.5 x 0.2
ISBN: 006443124X
EAN: 9780064431248
ASIN: 006443124X
Publication Date: September 25, 1986
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Product Description
"It is almost Friday night. Outside, the dark is getting darker," and here and there around the city ninety-two men and thirteen women are getting dressed to go to work. First they bathe and put on their underwear. Then they don special black-and-white apparel. Then when the one hundred and five people are completely ready, each takes a musical instrument and travels to midtown. There, at 8:30 tonight, they will work together: playing. In these pages Karla Kuskin and Marc Simont combine their talents to give us a delightful and unusual inside view of one way an orchestra prepares. Nominee, 1983 American Book Award
Notable Children's Books of 1983 (ALA)
1983 Fanfare Honor List (The Horn Book)
Outstanding Children's Books of 1982 (NYT)
A Reading Rainbow Selection
1983 Teachers' Choices (NCTE)
Children's Books of 1982 (Library of Congress)
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| Customer Reviews: Read 13 more reviews...
 Wonderful Book September 29, 2008
I have loved this book since I was a child, yes it shows people getting dressed but I think that aspect is more disturbing to uptight adults than to children. Over all this book is wonderful and a great read!
terrific for budding musicians (and non) June 14, 2008
My mother first introduced this book to me and my kids (aged 5, 8, 10). It's quirky and wonderful - it has that "it" factor you can't quite put your finger on (especially if you have musical inclinations). Then a family friend was accepted to our youth city orchestra (cello)and we sent the book to him (aged 10). They were touched, and I'd be surprised if it didn't become a family fave. But see for yourself...
 Great pictures, but for kids? December 16, 2006
1 out of 8 found this review helpful
The book is adorable, but I found the drawings of the people in various undergarments (or none at all) on to be a little too much to give to my 5-year-old nephew.
 Details kids 4-8 don't need to be concerned about April 18, 2006
6 out of 16 found this review helpful
I was very disappointed in this book. I, guess, as a musician I was hoping for more emphasis on music and not twelve pages on bathing, showering, shaving, putting on underwear...well, you get the idea. It's the first Reading Rainbow book I have not liked at all. I had planned to give this to a friend's children but I defintely will not.
The perfect addition to a musical child's library October 23, 2005
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I first read (or rather had this book read to me) when I was a young child, and it still has a place in my adult bookcase. Never have I read such a brilliant explanation of the lives of classical musicians in New York City: how they begin to get dressed for work while other adults return home from their day; how concert dress requires the standard basic black from both men and women; how large bracelets and dangling earrings just do not go with certain instruments. As the child of musicians, I can also note, with a wry smile, how the conductor is built up as this mysterious gentlemen who is the most important ingredient to the Philharmonic. With succinct prose and beautiful illustrations, this book is a must have for children of musicians or any child who has an interest in classical music and opera.
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