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Author
Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
©1970.
Language
English
Description
Mr. Brown is an expert at imitating all sorts of noises. There isn't a sound Mr. Brown can't do, from a hippo's gumchewing to a goldfish's kiss. The noisemakers are graphically illustrated and the "sound effects" are printed in big lettering.
Author
Language
English
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Formats
Description
Yoshio delights in the everyday sounds of Tokyo, but when a musician tells him that her favorite sound is ma, the Japanese word for silence, Yoshio sets out to hear this sound for himself among the hustle and bustle of the city. Includes information on the Japanese concept of ma.
5) Night owl
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A baby owl flies through the night, listening carefully to different sounds as he tries to find Mommy Owl.
6) Quiet!
Author
Publisher
Child's Play Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
A child experiences all the sounds in her house throughout the day.
Author
Publisher
Boxer Books Limited
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
Looks at a variety of musical instruments and their distinctive sounds, from the bongos that go "pata, pata" and kazoos that go "wha, woo" to the ukulele that goes "plinka, plinka" and the castanets that go "click, clack."
13) City street beat
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Two girls take in all the city's sights and sounds. They hear the tippy, tappy clack of high-heels on the sidewalk; the strumming and drumming of a three-piece band; the flipping and flapping of dancing pigeons, and more"--
15) Shhh
Author
Publisher
Schiffer Kids
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Find all the sounds of everyday in the story's colorful illustrations, then find out how to switch them off.
16) Say zoop!
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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Description
Minimal text and simple directions, and the reader's imagination lead the reader to experiment with different types of sound in this interactive book.
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
As she walks with her mother to a farmer's market, Penelope hears the melodies of the city from musicians, bicycle bells, and more until one instrument beckons and fills her with magic. Includes author's note about her first encounter with the violin.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Magnus the Arctic seal wakes up one early morning, puzzled by a strange, rumbling sound. What's that noise? Hare, Owl, and Polar Bear don't have any idea, but Walrus has a good suggestion: it's Magnus' rumbling tummy! After a yummy feast the friends all settle down to sleep--but suddenly there's another rumbling sound. What's that noise?
20) On Duck Pond
Author
Publisher
The Cornell Lab Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A young boy and his dog on a serene pond that erupts in a cacophony of birds, frogs, turtles, and other creatures.
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