Katie Woo hears hear Dad play the piano and she wants to make music too.  She tries the piano and all her friends’ instruments, “but I’d like to play something of my own,” she says.  She finds her own instrument in the sounds she enjoys around her and discovers the drums are her own way to make music.  The repetitive testing and discarding of musical instruments gives the text predictability for young readers.  Showing a Chinese American girl exploring the world around her, this is a great series to diversify your early reader collection.

Includes a Glossary of Musical terms, discussion questions and writing prompts, directions to make a Chinese drum.