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40 pp.
| Holt/Ottaviano |
February, 2012 |
TradeISBN 978-0-8050-7801-5$16.99
(4)
K-3
Candida, one of the orphan girls comprising Antonio Vivaldi's "invisible orchestra," drafts the composer's sheet music and is "a bit of a daydreamer." When she accidentally records her imagination on the pages, it earns her attention--and it inspires Vivaldi's next masterpiece. Figures are inconsistently caricaturish, but the rich pastels are nevertheless attractive and a good match for the dreamy text.