A new treatment of Prokofiev's symphonic folktale in which each
character is represented by a different orchestral instrument. Set
in Russia, the familiar story presents a boy who, to save his
animal friends from a wolf, disobeys grandfather's warnings. From
his vantage point in a tree, and with the help of a teasing,
distracting bird, Peter fearlessly lassoes the wolf by the tail.
This new edition boasts pleasing new illustrations that are at once
original and reminiscent of highly decorative Russian art, brightly
colored and meticulously detailed. Each character with designated
orchestral instrument is graphically introduced at the beginning.
Problems arise with the brief, well-known text that has always been
at the service of the symphonic movements. Here Prokofiev's
original ending has been changed and softened so that the duck,
which has been swallowed whole by the wolf, escapes. There is ample
precedent for tinkering with Prokofiev's masterwork, but this
ending may jar those for whom the final melancholy notes of the
oboe, representing the trapped duck, are the poignant, seminal
moment in the story. (CD included) (Picture book. 5-9) (Kirkus
Reviews)
THERE IS NO better way to introduce children to classical music
than with Prokofiev's musical fairy tale of the little boy (played
by all the strings of the orchestra) who, with the help of a bird
(played by the flute), outsmarted the big, bad wolf (played by the
French horns). And now with this book and CD package, children can
look and listen all at the same time. A new retelling by Janet
Schulman follows the basic story, but with a kinder ending for both
the big bad wolf and the argumentative duck. Peter Malone's
paintings have the luminous quality of old Russian masters. The CD,
with music performed by the Cincinnati Pops and word-for-word
narration by Peter A. Thomas, was made exclusively for this book
and CD package.
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