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The Story Orchestra: The Planets: Musical Puzzle

Press the note to hear Holst's music
By Jessica Courtney-Tickle
Series: The Story Orchestra
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Take a musical journey through time and space with The Story Orchestra: The Planets: Musical Puzzle, an interactive adventure that turns Holst's famous score into a creative hands-on experience for your little reader. Children begin their journey by jumping straight into the opening scene, where two... Read More

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Format: Jigsaw
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Piece together an interstellar adventure with The Story Orchestra: The Planets: Musical Puzzle, where every piece unlocks real orchestral music from Holst's cosmic masterpiece! With a magical story, sound buttons and a space-themed poster, this puzzle brings the planets to life through music and play.

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Take a musical journey through time and space with The Story Orchestra: The Planets: Musical Puzzle, an interactive adventure that turns Holst's famous score into a creative hands-on experience for your little reader.

Children begin their journey by jumping straight into the opening scene, where two siblings launch into space and travel from planet to planet. As they explore Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus, they press special shaped puzzle pieces to hear real orchestral music from Holst's score. Each sound clip brings the story to life, from bold, thundering drums to delicate, sparkling strings.

Once the 48-piece puzzle is complete, children can flip the double-sided poster to reveal the final part of the journey, along with fascinating facts about the composer and his interstellar masterpiece. With its mix of music, puzzles and storytelling, this is a joyful way to inspire curiosity and creativity.

This musical jigsaw puzzle is the perfect gift to introduce children to classical music.

Also available in the Story Orchestra series: Four Seasons in One Day, The Nutcracker, The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Carnival of the Animals, The Magic Flute, In the Hall of the Mountain King, I Can Play (vol 1), The Planets, Peter and the Wolf and A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Manufacturer's note: Please pull the white tab out of the back of the book before use. Sound buttons require a firm push in exact location to work, which may be hard for young children. All sound clips are 10 seconds long. If you experience any issues with your puzzle, please contact the manufacturer directly.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781836006275

Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC

Piece Count: 48 Pieces

Puzzle theme: Books, Fantasy, Animals, Landscape

Format: Jigsaw

Date Published: 04 September 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Kaddo

Illustration: colour illustrations

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 297.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 750g

Pages: 48

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24–99 Piece Puzzles 250 & Under Piece Jigsaw Puzzles Animal Puzzles Children's Puzzles Children's Word Puzzles & Quiz Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Fantasy Puzzles Jessica Courtney-Tickle Landscape Puzzles Mini Jigsaw Puzzles (Under 500 Pieces) Puzzles Series: The Story Orchestra

About the Author

Jessica Courtney-Tickle is an illustrator who graduated from Kingston University in July 2014. Her absolute favourite thing to draw or paint is nature, finding a focus on foliage of any kind as well as children's stories about adventure and exploration. She also has a penchant for drawing theatre from music makers to dancers and even singing animals. Jessica is most influenced by vintage picture books, travel posters and folk art as well as numerous painters and printmakers.

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