Availability: In Stock

Sketching Sound Explorations

SKU: 6610001017507

Original price was: $ 5.45.Current price is: $ 4.63.

Ailani Crest, a third grader with a spiral sketchpad and kazoo in tow, discovers her pencil can sing: each instrument she draws hums to life. With her engineer cousin Fenric Hale, she builds tin-can resonators to amplify tones and learns drawing fundamentals—line weight, contour, shading—alongside the science of vibration, resonance chambers, and pitch. In a spirited “Sound Sketch Workshop,” neighborhood children alternate between sketching instruments and crafting resonators, reinforcing both artistic and acoustic skills. Their grand finale is a vast orchestra mural that, when traced, plays a gentle melody—proving that art supplies and simple materials can spark boundless creativity and community.

Category: Tags: ,

Also Available in the Following Stores:

Description

Sketching Sound Explorations began with a pencil and a question: what if drawing could make real music? As an artist and lifelong tinkerer, I’ve always marveled at how lines on paper can capture shape, but this story imagines those very lines singing out loud. Through Ailani’s eyes, we bridge two worlds—visual art and the physics of sound—discovering that creativity isn’t confined to one medium. You’ll follow Ailani and her inventive cousin Fenric as they unlock drawing techniques—contour lines, hatching, value contrast—while building simple resonators of tin cans and rubber bands to bring their sketches to life. Along the way, neighborhood friends band together in playful workshops, learning by doing and sharing discoveries. Whether you love to draw, tinker, or simply wonder, this tale invites you to explore how every pencil stroke carries both artistic expression and a hidden melody. Let’s make some noise—on paper!

Additional information

Book Category

Educational Series

Genre

Kids

Age

6-12 years

Languange

English

Page Length

149

Date Published

August 15, 2025

Publisher

The Good Child Bookstore LTD

Reviews

There are no reviews yet.

Only logged in customers who have purchased this product may leave a review.