{"product_id":"playing-from-the-heart-9780763678920","title":"Playing from the Heart","description":"\u003cb\u003ePeter H. Reynolds, creator of\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Dot, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ehas composed a pitch-perfect tribute to the power of music and the bonds of family.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a young boy begins to play on his family's piano, reveling in the fun of plunking the keys, his father signs him up for lessons so that he can learn to play properly. With his father's encouragement, Raj learns notes, then scales, then songs, and finally classical pieces that his father can recognize and be proud of. But the more Raj practices and the more skilled he becomes, the less he enjoys playing, until he grows up and stops playing altogether. But when his father becomes ill and asks Raj to play for him, will Raj remember how to play from the heart?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Candlewick Press (MA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/12\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780763678920\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 8.50w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2016 pg. 138\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2016 pg. 52 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e189442 \/ Playing from the Heart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.8 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Peter H. Reynolds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43361427456181,"sku":"9780763678920","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ac1f680c-1c9d-4d2b-8228-ad57e2d02ca4.jpg?v=1701189961","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/playing-from-the-heart-9780763678920","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}