Mr. Mergler, Beethoven, and Me

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Second Story Press, 2018 - Juvenile Fiction - 32 pages

Not long after arriving in Canada from China, a young girl and her father bump into a kind old man at their local park. They have no idea that he has been teaching young people music for over fifty years. Mr. Mergler can hear music in a way that most of us can't, and he knows that this little girl has a talent that, with encouragement, will grow into something magical. He offers to give her music lessons, a gift that will tie them together forever.

This story is inspired by events in the life of Daniel Mergler--a wonderful musician who loved to teach and whose generous spirit inspires author and journalist David Gutnick to this day.

About the author (2018)

David Gutnick makes radio documentaries for CBC/Radio-Canada. Over the past 30 years he's done stories on former child slaves in Togo, secret religious services in Beijing, and ballet dancers in an American maximum-security prison. He also writes about art and trains for Ironman triathlons. David lives in Montreal with his wife and dog, and has a grown daughter and stepson. Mathilde Cinq-Mars is a graduate of the Université de Strasbourg in visual arts. She works as a freelance illustrator for many publishers and magazines. She lives and works in Trois-Rivières, Québec, with her daughter.

Bibliographic information

TitleMr. Mergler, Beethoven, and Me
AuthorDavid Gutnick
Illustrated byMathilde Cinq-Mars
Editionillustrated
PublisherSecond Story Press, 2018
ISBN1772600598, 9781772600599
Length32 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Juvenile Fiction / Performing Arts / Music
Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Death, Grief, Bereavement
Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Friendship
  
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