• tuneful but easy 'show-off' pieces for young beginners
• well written to reinforce basic fingering patterns, including all the notes in first position, and work on simple technical problems
• full-colour attractive cover with cartoon illustration - piratical theme continues inside with a number of lively cartoons
• majority of pieces suitable for ABRSM Preparatory Test
• pieces that feature on the ABRSM Cello syllabus at Grades 1-7
• invaluable source of repertoire to explore for further study
• contrasting styles, from Dowland to Grainger and from Couperin to Joplin
• arrangements that cover the note ranges and keys of the early grades