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"Clever illustrations and story lines give children a light yet realistic overview of this composer's life and style and music." -- Amazon.com.

Little Peter was born in the small mining town of Votkinsk, Russia, not far from the border of Asia. His father was a mine inspector. Peter was a nervous, unpredictable child Peter was and his love for music, even as a very little boy, was almost greater than he could bear. Any sort of routine or application to work was impossible for him, and as a result, when a young man he could not bring himself to practice law. However, music still beckoned,...