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Venable, Colleen AF

The Oboe Goes Boom Boom Boom

40 pp. | Greenwillow | September, 2020 | Trade ISBN 978-0-06-249437-5 $17.99
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Lian Cho. Band director Mr. V introduces a diverse class of students to seven instruments. Mr. V places each in its musical family, sometimes offering a little history, and briefly describes how it works, how to play, and how it sounds ("a clarinet is like eating rich chocolate cake, bold and sweet at the same time"). Every time an interested kid attempts to play, however, rambunctious Felicity pounds on the bass drum: "BOOM BOOM BOOM." The lighthearted narrative and lively cartoon illustrations balance humor and information nicely. Back matter provides some biographical information about seven professional musicians (who make cameos as the students), band director Tom Venable (aka Mr. V and the author's father), and the book's author and illustrator.
Reviewer: Kitty Flynn

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