{"product_id":"the-music-of-life-bartolomeo-cristofori-the-invention-of-the-piano-9781481444842","title":"The Music of Life: Bartolomeo Cristofori \u0026 the Invention of the Piano","description":"Award-winning biographer Elizabeth Rusch and two-time Caldecott Honor-recipient Marjorie Priceman team up to tell the inspiring story of the invention of the world's most popular instrument: the piano. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBartolomeo Cristofori coaxes just the right sounds from the musical instruments he makes. Some of his keyboards can play \u003ci\u003epiano\u003c\/i\u003e, light and soft; others make \u003ci\u003eforte\u003c\/i\u003e notes ring out, strong and loud, but Cristofori longs to create an instrument that can be played both soft and loud. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis talent has caught the attention of Prince Ferdinando de Medici, who wants his court to become the musical center of Italy. The prince brings Cristofori to the noisy city of Florence, where the goldsmiths' tiny hammers whisper \u003ci\u003etink, tink\u003c\/i\u003e and the blacksmiths' big sledgehammers shout \u003ci\u003eBANG, BANG \u003c\/i\u003e Could hammers be the key to the new instrument? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt last Cristofori gets his creation just right. It is called the pianoforte, for what it can do. All around the world, people young and old can play the most intricate music of their lives, thanks to Bartolomeo Cristofori's marvelous creation: the piano.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atheneum Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/18\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781481444842\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.10h x 9.30w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2017 pg. 33\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2017 pg. 135\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/27\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2017 - Book Of Special Distinction\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2017 pg. 166\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2017 pg. 158\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2017 pg. 213 - Superior,Well Above Average\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e189202 \/ Music of Life: Bartolomeo Cristofori \u0026amp; the Invention of the Piano\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.9 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Elizabeth Rusch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36652996362396,"sku":"9781481444842","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_486a7d10-24e4-4e99-b23c-7e6f1d639b96.jpg?v=1603880864","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-music-of-life-bartolomeo-cristofori-the-invention-of-the-piano-9781481444842","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}