(4) 4-6 How the World Makes Music series. Each book provides several examples of the title instruments and how they are played around the world. Western classical music is consistently featured, but pop, folk, jazz, and religious music are also discussed, as are cultural variations and ancient and historical origins. Many captioned photographs, illustrations, and sidebars provide visual interest but also crowd the pages. Websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these How the World Makes Music titles: Brass Instruments, Drums and Percussion Instruments, Pianos and Keyboards, Stringed Instruments, Voices and Singing, and Wind Instruments.

Reviewer: Miriam Steinberg-Egeth

(4) 4-6 How the World Makes Music series. Each book provides several examples of the title instruments and how they are played around the world. Western classical music is consistently featured, but pop, folk, jazz, and religious music are also discussed, as are cultural variations and ancient and historical origins. Many captioned photographs, illustrations, and sidebars provide visual interest but also crowd the pages. Websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these How the World Makes Music titles: Brass Instruments, Drums and Percussion Instruments, Pianos and Keyboards, Stringed Instruments, Voices and Singing, and Wind Instruments.

Reviewer: Miriam Steinberg-Egeth

(4) 4-6 How the World Makes Music series. Each book provides several examples of the title instruments and how they are played around the world. Western classical music is consistently featured, but pop, folk, jazz, and religious music are also discussed, as are cultural variations and ancient and historical origins. Many captioned photographs, illustrations, and sidebars provide visual interest but also crowd the pages. Websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these How the World Makes Music titles: Brass Instruments, Drums and Percussion Instruments, Pianos and Keyboards, Stringed Instruments, Voices and Singing, and Wind Instruments.

Reviewer: Miriam Steinberg-Egeth

(4) 4-6 How the World Makes Music series. Each book provides several examples of the title instruments and how they are played around the world. Western classical music is consistently featured, but pop, folk, jazz, and religious music are also discussed, as are cultural variations and ancient and historical origins. Many captioned photographs, illustrations, and sidebars provide visual interest but also crowd the pages. Websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these How the World Makes Music titles: Brass Instruments, Drums and Percussion Instruments, Pianos and Keyboards, Stringed Instruments, Voices and Singing, and Wind Instruments.

Reviewer: Miriam Steinberg-Egeth

(4) 4-6 How the World Makes Music series. Each book provides several examples of the title instruments and how they are played around the world. Western classical music is consistently featured, but pop, folk, jazz, and religious music are also discussed, as are cultural variations and ancient and historical origins. Many captioned photographs, illustrations, and sidebars provide visual interest but also crowd the pages. Websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these How the World Makes Music titles: Brass Instruments, Drums and Percussion Instruments, Pianos and Keyboards, Stringed Instruments, Voices and Singing, and Wind Instruments.

Reviewer: Miriam Steinberg-Egeth

(4) 4-6 How the World Makes Music series. Each book provides several examples of the title instruments and how they are played around the world. Western classical music is consistently featured, but pop, folk, jazz, and religious music are also discussed, as are cultural variations and ancient and historical origins. Many captioned photographs, illustrations, and sidebars provide visual interest but also crowd the pages. Websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these How the World Makes Music titles: Brass Instruments, Drums and Percussion Instruments, Pianos and Keyboards, Stringed Instruments, Voices and Singing, and Wind Instruments.

Reviewer: Miriam Steinberg-Egeth

(4) 4-6 World of Music series. Each book in this series presents accessible information, supported by vibrant photographs, about music from different regions of the world. Topics include the history and cultural influences of music as well as important musical instruments and performers. Double-page spreads sometimes move too quickly from topic to topic in order to cover numerous countries and cultures in a limited amount of space. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these World of Music titles: Europe, Eastern Asia, Western Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Australia, Hawaii, and the Pacific.

Reviewer: Marika Jeffrey

(4) 4-6 World of Music series. Each book in this series presents accessible information, supported by vibrant photographs, about music from different regions of the world. Topics include the history and cultural influences of music as well as important musical instruments and performers. Double-page spreads sometimes move too quickly from topic to topic in order to cover numerous countries and cultures in a limited amount of space. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these World of Music titles: Europe, Eastern Asia, Western Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Australia, Hawaii, and the Pacific.

Reviewer: Marika Jeffrey

(4) 4-6 World of Music series. Each book in this series presents accessible information, supported by vibrant photographs, about music from different regions of the world. Topics include the history and cultural influences of music as well as important musical instruments and performers. Double-page spreads sometimes move too quickly from topic to topic in order to cover numerous countries and cultures in a limited amount of space. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these World of Music titles: Europe, Eastern Asia, Western Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Australia, Hawaii, and the Pacific.

Reviewer: Marika Jeffrey

(4) 4-6 World of Music series. Each book in this series presents accessible information, supported by vibrant photographs, about music from different regions of the world. Topics include the history and cultural influences of music as well as important musical instruments and performers. Double-page spreads sometimes move too quickly from topic to topic in order to cover numerous countries and cultures in a limited amount of space. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these World of Music titles: Europe, Eastern Asia, Western Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Australia, Hawaii, and the Pacific.

Reviewer: Marika Jeffrey

(4) 4-6 World of Music series. Each book in this series presents accessible information, supported by vibrant photographs, about music from different regions of the world. Topics include the history and cultural influences of music as well as important musical instruments and performers. Double-page spreads sometimes move too quickly from topic to topic in order to cover numerous countries and cultures in a limited amount of space. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these World of Music titles: Europe, Eastern Asia, Western Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Australia, Hawaii, and the Pacific.

Reviewer: Marika Jeffrey

(4) 4-6 World of Music series. Each book in this series presents accessible information, supported by vibrant photographs, about music from different regions of the world. Topics include the history and cultural influences of music as well as important musical instruments and performers. Double-page spreads sometimes move too quickly from topic to topic in order to cover numerous countries and cultures in a limited amount of space. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these World of Music titles: Europe, Eastern Asia, Western Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Australia, Hawaii, and the Pacific.

Reviewer: Marika Jeffrey