The piano

OXFORD READING CLUB

Book Review
Title: The piano
Author: Rosemary Border
Genre: musical
Main character(s): Anthony (Tony) Evans
Date published: February 10, 2012.
Series: Bookworms
Level: A2, B1
Summary:
One day, a farmer tells a farm boy to take everything
out of an old building and throw it away. ‘It’s all
rubbish,’ he says. In the middle of all the rubbish, the
boy finds a beautiful old piano. He has never played
before, but now, when his fingers touch the piano, he
begins to play. He closes his eyes and the music comes
to him – and the music moves his fingers. When he
opens his eyes again, he knows that his life is changed
for ever…

When?
 around 1930. and modern times

Where?
 in the dressing room, at the farm, in school,

Characters: Anthony (Tony) Evans, newspaper

reporter (Sally Hill), Mr Grey, Mrs Lark, Tony's mom,
Mr Wood, Mrs Wood, Linda, Pip, John, Mr Gordon,
Rosemary Border
Rosemary Border is published author and editor of children's
books.
She is best known for her EFL (English Foreign Language)
readers for Oxford University Press titles,
including: Pollution for Oxford Bookworms Factfiles
The Lottery Winner for Oxford Bookworms
Library
Drive into Danger for Oxford Bookworms
Starters
She is also series editor and co-author of 24 books on
everyday legal problems.
Anthony (Tony) Evans-his path to
becoming a famous pianist
 poor, not clever, silent
 he lived with 5 siblings
 he did not often hear music
 he left school when he was 13
 he started working at the farm
 he lived at the farm, he sent his brothers clothes and
his family money
 he found an old piano in the middle of the rubbish
 he had to get rid of it so he put it in lorry with Pip
and John and drove it to school (during summer)
 Linda teached him how to play the piano
 he went everyday to school to practise the piano
 Mr Gordon saw him one day and gave him free
lessons
 he won a competition
 Mr and Mrs Woods payd for his university of music
for 3 years
 He married Linda
 He became famous
 He threw over 2000 concerts in his life
 He threw a big concert at his 80th birthday