Books that Make Learning Fun

A book that makes learning fun presents material in an engaging manner, encourages readers to think strategically, or models critical thinking and discovery.

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Our favorite books about music

experience a night at the opera

Bravo! Brava! A Night at the Opera: Behind the Scenes with Composers, Cast, and Crew

Anne Siberell

Topic: music
Age Level: elementary
You'll use it occasionally

instrument fun with fabulous sounds

Meet the Orchestra

Ann Hayes

Topic: music
Age Level: preschool
You'll use it weekly

art, music, and culture

Pictures at an Exhibition (Charlesbridge)

Anna Harwell Celenza

Topic: music
Age Level: elementary
You'll use it occasionally

informative, fun listening and reading

Story of the Orchestra : Listen While You Learn About the Instruments, the Music and the Composers Who Wrote the Music!

Robert Levine, Robert T. Levine

Topic: music
Age Level: elementary
You'll use it weekly

listen and learn about Haydn

The Farewell Symphony

Anna Harwell Celenza, Joseph Haydn

Topic: music
Age Level: elementary
You'll use it occasionally

Beethoven's tribute

The Heroic Symphony

Anna Harwell Celenza

Topic: music
Age Level: elementary
You'll use it occasionally

music from Maestro and mathematician Tom Lehrer

Too Many Songs by Tom Lehrer with Not Enough Drawings by Ronald Searle

Tom Lehrer

Topic: music
Age Level: advanced
You'll use it occasionally