Gabriella's Song - (Aladdin Picture Books) by Candace Fleming (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Gabriella hears music everywhere in Venice--from the laundry flapping in the wind to the church bells to the jangling lire. An ALA Notable Book and Junior Library Guild Selection. Illustrations.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>In the streets and canals of Venice, Gabriella can hear nothing but sweet music. The drying laundry goes <i>slap-slap, </i> the church bells go <i>ting-aling-ling, </i> and the lire go jing-aling-ling. Soon, Gabriella is humming her way through town -- and everyone hears her song! Some find it sad, others smile when they hear it -- but none can forget the beautiful melody. Before long, a certain struggling composer is inspired by Gabriella's song -- and a beautiful symphony is bor<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>In the streets and canals of Venice, Gabriella can hear nothing but sweet music. The drying laundry goes flap-flap, the church bells go ting-aling-ling, and the lire go jing-aling-ling. Soon, Gabriella is humming her way through town -- and everyone hears her song! Some find it sad, others smile when they hear it -- but none can forget the beautiful melody. Before long, a certain struggling composer is inspired by Gabriella's song -- and a beautiful symphony is born.<P>An ALA Notable Book<P>A Publishers Weekly Best Book<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"This lovely cumulative tale would make a fine readaloud, a fine tellaloud, and oh, heck, a fine singaloud, too". -- The Bulletin<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Candace Fleming is the acclaimed author of numerous books for children, including the Bulldozer books; <i>Ben Franklin's Almanac, </i> an ALA Notable Book and an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, as well as <i>Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!</i>, <i> </i><i>Gabriella's Song</i>, and <i>When Agnes Caws</i>, all ALA Notable Books. She lives in a suburb of Chicago. <p/>Giselle Potter has illustrated many books, including <i>Kate and the Beanstalk</i> by Mary Pope Osborne, an ALA-ALSC notable book; <i>The Boy Who Loved Words</i> by Roni Schotter, a Parents' Choice Gold Award winner; and <i>Cecil the Pet Glacier </i>by Matthea Harvey. She is the author and illustrator of <i>Tell Me What to Dream About</i> and <i>This Is My Dollhouse</i>--both inspired by her daughters--and <i>The Year I Didn't Go to School</i>, about traveling through Italy with her parents' puppet troupe when she was eight. Giselle also illustrates "Ties," a weekly column in the Well section of <i>The New York Times</i>. She lives in Rosendale, New York, with her husband and two daughters. Visit her online at GisellePotter.com.
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