{"product_id":"silence-sounds-simple-isbn-9781662680809","title":"Silence Sounds Simple","description":"\u003cb\u003eSpend a day with composer John Cage—hear what he hears, see what he sees, and get caught up in the music he weaves from his experiences.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA nonfiction picture book perfect for kids ages 7–10 who love music and exploring the world of sounds around them.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Cage is a man who makes music with screws and bolts or with rubber bands. He’ll play a toy piano onstage in his suit. Why? To make people listen. To make them think.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs John goes through an ordinary day, he finds that it’s full of wonder and full of music. John hears the seeds of music in everything from slippers scuffing on an old wooden floor and water whooshing from a faucet to beeping horns and screeching brakes outside. He even hears music in the silence of the forest as he harvests mushrooms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor Gary Golio’s poetic text and illustrator Andrea D’Aquino’s bright, simple illustrations remind kids “open your ears \/ open your mind… YOU ARE \/ the music \/ the noise \/ the silence.”A visual artist, musician, and psychotherapist, Gary Golio is the author of the New York Times-bestselling picture book \u003ci\u003eJimi: Sounds Like a Rainbow\u003c\/i\u003e, which received the 2011 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award. His other books, most of which profile important artists, include \u003ci\u003eWhen Bob Met Woody\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStrange Fruit\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSonny Rollins Plays the Bridge\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEverywhere Beauty Is Harlem\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Soldier’s Friend\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAndrea D’Aquino is the author and illustrator of several picture books, including \u003ci\u003eA Life Made by Hand: The Story of Ruth Asawa\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eShe Heard the Birds: The Story of Florence Merriam Bailey\u003c\/i\u003e; and an illustrated edition of \u003ci\u003eAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland\u003c\/i\u003e. She recently illustrated the Calkins Creek book \u003ci\u003eAbzuglutely!: Battling, Bellowing Bella Abzug\u003c\/i\u003e by Sarah Aronson. Andrea has been recognized by the Society of Illustrators, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Illustration\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Type Director’s Club, among many other illustration organizations.","brand":"Calkins Creek","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233549660389,"sku":"NP9781662680809","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781662680809.jpg?v=1767736624","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/silence-sounds-simple-isbn-9781662680809","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}