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A Remarkable Ear

Anne Fine author Roxana de Rond illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers

Published:1st Oct '20

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A special teacher helps Will to face his fears and embrace his natural gift for the violin in this touching, musical story of patience, practice and courage.

A special teacher helps Will to face his fears and embrace his natural gift for the violin in this touching, musical story of patience, practice and courage.

Everyone's always telling Will to stop making so much noise. That is, until he meets music teacher Mr Brand. He thinks Will's not just noisy but that he has a gift and must learn to play the violin. But Will doesn't feel special . He can never find peace to practice at home and carrying a violin around school is too embarrassing. There's also the small matter of his stage fright … Can he really become the star Mr Brand believes in?

Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.

"Anne Fine is adept at portraying families that don't always conform to the ideal" – The Letterpress Project

"A positive and heart-warming tale of success against the odds … It should leave all readers with smiles on their faces" – Books for Keeps

"A really inspirational story" – VIP Reading

"I loved this book because it was an easy read for me and a simple story. But it had a powerful message that is… If you persevere and practice you can achieve anything" – Reader review, Books up North

ISBN: 9781781129449

Dimensions: 198mm x 130mm x 8mm

Weight: 140g

80 pages