{"product_id":"9780823451432","title":"What Music!: The Fifty-year Friendship between Beethoven and Nannette Streicher, Who Built His Pianos","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eLawlor, Laurie; Stadtlander, Becca\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHoliday House\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\/24\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eStrings quivered. Notes shimmered. Meet best friends acclaimed composer Ludwig van Beethoven and bold female entrepreneur Nannette Streicher in this lively and lyrical nonfiction picture book.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn a tall, narrow building on a wide avenue \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003epianos plinked and plunked day and night.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEveryone in quiet Augsburg knew the Stein home.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat music!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1787, aspiring yet unknown composer Ludwig van Beethoven arrives at young Nannette Stein’s home. What follows is a decades-long friendship that persists whether life hits a low or high note. Acclaimed nonfiction writer Laurie Lawlor deftly depicts how these two fascinating friends—a composer with hearing loss and a woman who became an innovative piano maker in a time that discouraged female entrepreneurship—fought the odds and worked together in perfect harmony. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe author of picture book biography \u003ci\u003eFearless World Traveler\u003c\/i\u003e, Lawlor masterfully uses forgotten historical letters, a glossary, and rich back matter on both friends’ lives and art to introduce readers to the man behind the music, from his loud laughter to his crushing handshake. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComplete with \u003ci\u003eFearless World Traveler\u003c\/i\u003e collaborator Becca Stadtlander’s intricate mixed-media artwork, \u003ci\u003eWhat Music\u003c\/i\u003e deftly dives into musical history–and herstory–in an intimate yet expansive picture book biography that hits just the right note.","brand":"Holiday House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44215319265535,"sku":"9780823451432","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780823451432_s600x595.jpg?v=1775598916","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780823451432","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}