Curiosity Killed the Cat!: Franz Schubert

By Ana Gerhard

Book Overview

Meet classical composer Franz Schubert in this charming semi-autobiographical tale. Travel through time following a charming little mouse called Minim who loves cheese and music. The setting is a lively open-air caf on a beautiful spring day after a long, hard winter. Amid people talking and laughing, a strange fellow sits by himself, book in hand, reading a poem about a trout swimming joyfully in a brook. The small rodent spots a scrumptious piece of gruyere on the floor next to the man's table and is completely oblivious to the fact that it's being used as bait for a mousetrap. Fortunately, before he can sink his teeth into the cheese, he is quickly lifted off the floor by the odd-looking daydreamer...who happens to be Franz Schubert, a brilliant composer with no qualms about making time for the little things in life In addition to the illustrated story and introductory notes on the composer, an accompanying CD (and a unique digital download code) features recordings of the narrated story and a performance of the composition "Trout Quintet" ("Forellenquintett"). Part of the Little Stories of Great Composers series, featuring Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi, Haydn, Schubert, and Paganini.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 2925108679
• ISBN13: 9782925108672
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Secret Mountain
• Length: 36 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.0" x 9.7"
• Age Range: 7 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 4