The Sonar System

An illustrated book that introduces kids to the world of sound system culture

Free of typical children’s books motifs, “The Sonar System” is a new illustrated tome that introduces kids to a not-so-typical subject: sound system culture. Set in a fictitious “sonar system” where planets revolve around a “gigantic, pulsating speaker,” the book zooms in an Earth-like planet where music is a central part of the everyone’s lives. It comes a year after the same London-based publishing company …

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