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List Price: $7.99 | | Publisher: Aladdin
Salesrank: 48794
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| Media: Paperback |
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Editorial Review:
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Young Farkle McBride is a musical genius: He plays the violin, the flute, the trombone, and the drums with incredible skill. But he's never satisfied: Something is missing.
In his first book, actor and musician John Lithgow introduces a memorable character, a fickle yet lovable child prodigy who brings the sounds and rhythms of an orchestra to sprawling visual life. With a double gatefold showing the entire orchestra, this is the ultimate book for the music lover in all of us.
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Description of The Remarkable Farkle McBride:
Star of 3rd Rock from the Sun, actor John Lithgow is less well known as a music enthusiast, but in his comical verse story The Remarkable Farkle McBride, he has created the musical prodigy he would perhaps like to have been. Farkle is a little boy with astounding talents (he's playing violin with the orchestra by the age of 3) but little perseverance. Each year he gets bored with his instrument, takes up and masters a new one, and then gets bored with that. Of his recently beloved trombone, he says, "The racket is more than my eardrums can bear! So return it or throw it away! I don't care!" In the end, Farkle realizes that the whole orchestra is his instrument: he finds satisfaction as a conductor, and the book ends with a gatefold of him triumphantly leading all the other musicians. C.F. Payne's illustrations combine a Norman Rockwell realism with a caricaturist's sense of humor. (Ages 5 and older) --Richard Farr
The Remarkable Farkle McBride Reviews:
The Remarkable Farkle McBride 
2008-07-28 - Perfect product. The version I got was paperback--sturdy enough for it to not be torn apart. I wouldn't give it to a child under 2 because they would probably want to tear it up. Illustrations are awesome. I'd recommend getting the CD to go along with the book. This would also be a great product for a music teacher to have.
Great for teaching.
2008-02-22 - If you are an elementary music teacher, read this book to your third and fourth graders and accompany it with a "show and tell" of musical instruments. Allow your students to touch the instruments (have a trombone, a flute, a violin, a drum, etc) and use this book to emphasize how to treat the instruments properly and not damage them. They'll be so excited for the "petting zoo" that they wont realize that they're learning something practical that will save you repair money later. You could also discuss vibrating and resonating and teach/reinforce what actions allow vibration and resonation in each individual instrument (buzzing for brass, bow movement for strings, air splitting and reed vibration for woodwinds, etc) which they'll love, especially if you let them try it themselves. It will also get them excited about instruments if you are trying to recruit for an orchestra or band program. It's also good for going over vocabulary and the students get really into it if you get really animated. :)
FUN FUN FUN
2007-10-27 - John Lithgow is a genius! I purchased this book along with his other children books and activity items, as well as his CDs. I love them all - great songs, educational for children to learn about instruments, love and lots and lots of fun to dance to!! I highly recommend his books and stuff.
Great Birthday Present
2007-01-13 - This was a birthday present to my very talented 28 year old son who isn't sure what he wants to be when he grows up but is really quite "remarkable." He said the book "hit the mark."
Fantastic book for anyone interested in instrumental music...or
2007-01-04 - just wishing to introduce musical instruments to children. The dialog has a cadence and rhyme that makes the book enjoyable to the reader and listener. The illustrations are fantastic; colorful and accurate. This book goes one step further than just entertainment: it educates the reader/listener to the musical instruments of the orchestra. A must have for any early childhood library!
