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Hartmann, Wendy

The African Orchestra

32 pp. | Crocodile | July, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-1-56656-048-1 $17.95
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Joan Rankin. Despite its generalized approach to Africa, this is still an enchanting read-aloud with enticing rhymes inspired by the many sounds created by flora and fauna and the diverse peoples of the continent. Drawings with soft watercolor washes display both human hands making music and the animals that inspire it: "We are the herds that gallop and run. / We 'rumble' and 'boo-oom' in the African drum."
Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

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