(Children’s) Musical Instruments of the World Free

Reading the book is certainly quieter than playing the instrument, but one of the aims of this series (last reviewed by us at RR 98/461) is to inspire five‐ to seven‐year‐old children to learn. And after all these years an adult can learn too: the small hand drum I brought back from Kathmandu for my then young son was (or is ‐ the grandsons play it now) a damaru. Certainly, one of the notable features of this series is its worldwide coverage of a range of instruments within each category and, in texts well suited to the target age range, plenty of facts. A glossary and single‐page simple index complete each volume, in a continuingly interesting series with both a musical and worldwide cultural theme.