Titles in Music & Performing Arts

Learn how a boy from Texas with an early talent for music grew up to become one of the most legendary country artists of our time in this addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling series. Willie Nelson showed interest and promise in music at a young age. After being gifted a guitar by his...

The first book featuring the true story of the loves of Taylor Swift’s life: her cats! Meredith Grey, Olivia Benson, and Benjamin Button are much more than footnotes in the story of Taylor Swift’s life. They’re in her music videos and ads, they’re on magazine covers with her and all over...

An immersive and fun introduction to music history! What is music? Well, music is the sound of people sharing their thoughts and feelings...But when did music start? How can music help people? What is a song? Is music the same all around the world? These are very BIG questions that need exploring, and understanding the answers will help everyone.

Twelve-year-old Pal Gallagher is a newly minted New Yorker who loves to make people laugh and is hoping to find kindred spirits in her new city. Her older sister, Naomi, lives at the Rehearsal Club, a historic boarding house for aspiring actresses. Pal quickly gets swept up in the glamor and high-stakes of the theater world, and is drawn into a decades-old mystery about Posy, a boarder who was kicked out of the Club for reasons unknown.

Discover the amazing stories of seven women magicians who pulled off spectacular and death-defying illusions and acts, achieved global fame, and then simply...disappeared. During the Golden Age of Magic from 1860 to 1930, seven women magicians in America defied Victorian conventions and created...

Taylor (aka Teffy to her famliy) is terrified to start middle school. She wishes she could fade into the background, unnoticed. But on the first day of school, she finds herself in the spotlight when it's revealed that her homeroom class has four girls all named Taylor! There's a couple of things they can agree on: Taylor Swift is the greatest singer-songwriter of all time...and they are definitely going to need nicknames.

Take your kids on a fun journey with Captain Chunklez & Private Fynn (and the real voices and music of Dac, Kennedy and Haidyn) as they find the key to learning to play the Guitar and Harmonica. Follow their road map to success as they discover the personal development secrets within themselves all along. Their music teacher Dac guides them with his strategy & mindset mission, teaching them (and you, the parent) how to think and follow their dreams, both in music, and all other aspects of their lives.

Kendrick Lamar draws influences from many areas in his life when it comes to music, but his biggest inspiration is Tupac Shakur. Discover both performers' history in the music industry, their lives offstage, and more with the help of captivating photos and accessible text.

One of Beyoncé’s biggest idols is Whitney Houston. The two met in a hotel lobby for the first time when she was just fifteen, but even before then, Beyoncé was influenced by Houston’s singing. Discover how both artists made it big, how they stole every stage, and more.

Do you know how to play a musical instrument? Do you like music? Learn to make music by creating home-made instruments. Follow the instructions to collect items from around your house to build drums, a kazoo, or maracas! What instrument can you make with a comb, a rubberband, and waxed paper? Do larger drums make a higher or lower sound than small drums?

Taylor Swift is a top global star! Her first album came out when she was just 16. Since then, she has won awards, topped music charts, and become a billionaire. Discover more about Taylor Swift and her rise to becoming a superstar.

In grief over her mother's death, twelve-year-old Gina vows never to dance ballet again. Gina leaves her childhood home to live with the only family left to care for her, Uncle Gene. Months before the breakup of Russia, he accepts a job at the American Consulate in Leningrad, home of the famous Kirov Ballet Academy. As tensions rise in the city and Russia nearly breaks apart, Gina desperately tries to overcome stage fright.

Eighth grader Ella Amani has been waiting her whole life to be the stage manager of the middle school musical, and this is her year! Somehow she'll have to find jobs for Willow, who's doing stage crew instead of detention, and Sebastian, a shy sixth grader whose sister is the star of the show. She'll have to wrangle Kevin, the clumsy new kid who was homeschooled on a boat, and Levi, her best friend, who used to tell her everything. Still, Ella's pretty sure she can handle the crew. The cast? That's a different story.

Play improves the cognitive, physical, social, and emotional well-being of children and young people. Play is also beneficial for overall fitness, problem-solving, competitiveness, and it encourages an environment of inclusion.

Her compositions, blending traditional Western styles with African American influences, include symphonies, chamber works, and the acclaimed Symphony No. 1. Price's legacy continues to inspire diversity in classical music.

The third book in an exciting new middle grade mystery series from actress, artist, and social star Hayley LeBlanc! In Hayley Mysteries: The Secret on Set, Hayley has the lead role in a television show about a young detective, and when strange things happen around the studio, she and her friends...

Welcome to the magical world of Celestial Steps, where the moonlight twinkles and the stars come alive! In the heart of the night sky, the Moonbeam Ballet is about to begin. Graceful celestial dancers—twinkling stars, swirling comets, and glowing moons—gather to perform a gentle, mesmerizing ballet. Their starry moves inspire awe, comfort, and dreams in the hearts of children everywhere. This soothing and poetic bedtime tale invites young listeners to sway along with the rhythms of the universe.

Angelo and his family travel round the country playing music, singing songs and performing marvellous balancing tricks: Angelo can even dance on a rope! So, when he meets Angelina, who is sad and lonely and trapped in her mean uncle's house, Angelo knows just how to help ...

Depuis qu'il est tout bébé, Crocolou adore écouter de la musique. Maintenant qu'il est plus grand, son plaisir, c'est d'en jouer !

I'm wearing a glittering tutu and a sparkling tiara. I pirouette. Three times. And I don't even trip. My name's Charlotte, but you can call me Lottie. I'm a ballerina. At least, that's my thing this week. Charlotte Perkins is seven years old and can't wait to grow up – if only she could decide what she wanted to be! Luckily, no dream is too big for little Lottie Perkins!