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Joseph Haydn, The Merry Little Peasant Paperback – May 24, 2010

by Opal Wheeler (Author), Sybil Deucher (Author), May Greenwalt (Illustrator)
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 18 ratings
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This is a simple, inspiring children's biography of the great musician Haydn. This story, like all the stories of the great composers by Wheeler and Deucher, will win its way into the hearts of all music-loving children; for it, too, is told with all the understanding, sympathy and appreciation that its two inspired authors have to give. "Little Sepperl [as the child Franz Joseph Haydn was called] always sat on a wooden stool near his father and with two smooth pieces of wood held firmly in his hands, played his own make-believe violin. His parents watched the boy drawing one stick slowly across the other as he played so seriously, keeping perfect time." Then one day he went to live with his cousin in a town near Vienna, close by the river Danube. There he learned to read music and sing. Once when the drummer was too sick to march in a procession, little Franz Joseph was asked to take his place. So he practiced all day on the meal barrel with a cloth tied over the top...until he could play the part without a single mistake. Such was the musical beginning of the boy who later played before kings in palaces, and who has left us some of the most beautiful music ever written. For boys and girls, from 8 to 12 years of age, this book is particularly recommended. It has the great value of being instructive, cultural and inspiring, as well as recreational.
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  1. Reading age
    3 - 12 years
  2. Print length
    120 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Dimensions
    7.5 x 0.25 x 9.25 inches
  5. Publisher
    Zeezok Publishing
  6. Publication date
    May 24, 2010
  7. ISBN-10
    1933573007
  8. ISBN-13
    978-1933573007
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Zeezok Publishing (May 24, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 120 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1933573007
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1933573007
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 3 - 12 years
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 0.25 x 9.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Love the zeezok great musicians and have already purchased and completed them as part of our composer studies. I am a little disappointed that th is book was sent already used with the spine broken and the book doesn’t lay flat as the pages inside are crinkled.
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5.0 out of 5 stars the story is true
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2020
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so refreshing to read basic truth and facts about famous musicians -
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jlw
5.0 out of 5 stars great intro to composer study
Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2011
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We used this book as our introduction to studying Haydn. All the highlights are there in great narrative form. I recommend the accompanying CD and the coloring pages you can print off from it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!
Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2013
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This is a great book for early music appreciation. My children have really enjoyed reading this together. I highly recommend this book.
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Shaun
3.0 out of 5 stars Used book sent
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Love the zeezok great musicians and have already purchased and completed them as part of our composer studies. I am a little disappointed that th is book was sent already used with the spine broken and the book doesn’t lay flat as the pages inside are crinkled.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Used book sent
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2023
Love the zeezok great musicians and have already purchased and completed them as part of our composer studies. I am a little disappointed that th is book was sent already used with the spine broken and the book doesn’t lay flat as the pages inside are crinkled.
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1.0 out of 5 stars This book was not even halfway complete! Many, many missing and blank pages!
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2018
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This book was a publishing disaster! The first 50 plus pages of the book were missing entirely, and then every two pages the following two pages were blank - completely missing! The first page was page 53, then what would have been pages 54 & 55 were completely blank. Then pages 56 & 57 were there, but the next two pages (what would have been pages 58& 59) were completely blank. This pattern continued for the rest of the publication. The last printed page was 117, although it does not appear that this was actually the final page. How could this be actually sold as a complete book?
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good book but no cd
Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2013
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This book fits our needs for a biography for our homeschooling children. However it is obvious that it is meant to be paired with a CD which I did not realize and so they should probably be packaged together.
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Nathan Sawatzky
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice short history of composers.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 22, 2019
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Love this series and most of Opal Wheelers books. Nice short history of various composers. Sweet ink illustrations throughout.
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