The Adventures of a Traveling Piano

By A.P. Hernández

Get ready for a one-of-a-kind adventure!

In this book you’ll read the amazing story of a very special piano.

It all starts in a piano shop in Vienna, where the book’s protagonist appears. This grand piano will, with its notes, awaken emotions and dreams in those lucky enough to hear it.

One day, someone will buy it and the piano will go on a journey full of adventures.

Discover its history!

What’s inside?

• A beautiful story for children about the importance of music.
• A simple and attractive writing style, perfect for beginner readers.
• Historical fiction: Through the adventures of the traveling piano, children will learn facts about life and society in the 19th and 20th centuries.
• Historical accuracy: Children will discover cultural and historical aspects of the 19th and 20th centuries.
• The book’s original illustrations will stimulate the imagination.

Children will love this book because they’ll:

• Live adventures through time.
• Recognize the value of music in society.
• Learn about famous composers such as Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Liszt, Frédéric Chopin, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Johann Sebastian Bach.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BadPress
• Release date: Sep 7, 2023
• ISBN: 9781667462882

A.P. Hernández

Ο Antonio Pérez Hernández (Μούρθια, 1989) είναι δάσκαλος στην Πρωτοβάθμια Εκπαίδευση, παιδαγωγός, με Μάστερ στην Καινοτομία και στην Έρευνα στην Εκπαίδευση και Δόκτορ, με τη διάκριση cum laude (έπαινος), για τη Διδακτορική του Διατριβή Αξιολόγηση της ικανότητας στην επικοινωνία δια της γλώσσας μέσα από διηγήματα στην Πρωτοβάθμια Εκπαίδευση. Εργάζεται ως δάσκαλος και συγγραφέας.

Book preview

CHAPTER 1

I was born in 1850 in Austria.

The first thing they did was take me to a store.

At that time, pianos were the most popular instrument, and everyone who could afford one wanted a piano in their home.

They put me next to the store window in a very good spot where I could watch people walk up and down the street. I remember how boys, girls, women, and men would glue their foreheads to the glass and stare at me in awe.

That’s because at that time I was very handsome.

Before opening up the store that day, they cleaned me from top to bottom, and removed the very last specks of dust. As a result, I was looking spectacular and gleaming.

Many people couldn’t resist and entered the store just to have a closer look at me. Some of them even played me.

It’s a beautiful piano! a gentleman said one morning.

I still remember him: he was a man, about 40 years old, closely shaven, and wearing a hat, brown pants, and a tight-fitting vest.

Peter, the owner of the store, rushed over to attend to him.

Good morning, Thomas!

They were both smiling as they shook hands.

Where did this marvel come from? Thomas asked, gesturing to me with his hand.

We brought it into the store last week. You won’t find a piano like it in all of Austria. It was manufactured by Franz Koller himself.

Thomas gasped, unable to disguise his astonishment.

Franz Koller? Are you serious?

And the salesman—a very good salesman, as it happens—lifted my lid to reveal my 88 keys.

Please, Thomas. Have a seat. Play something.

Thomas didn’t think twice and sat down on the bench in front of me. He removed his top hat, rolled up his sleeves, and started sliding his fingers up and down my keys.

That was the first time I heard myself.

Thomas played a very cheerful tune. It was a piano sonata by the great composer Mozart. In fact, to this day, this sonata is still very famous.

Do you know his Turkish March? Well, that’s what Thomas played. I was surprised how quickly his fingers ran over my keys with impressive