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|summary=A lively story which will appeal to the thoughtful pre-teen boy. The narration and musical accompaniment is are superb.

What a great character Fred is! He's at that great age when he's beginning to have his own opinions and wants them to be heard. He's still polite and respectful but you can imagine the man he's going to become. If I have one quibble with the book, it's that it is going to appeal predominantly to boys - and that's a pity. There are only two mentions of female characters and one of those is a musical instrument. The other's Fred's mother.

Normally, I feel that audiobooks should only be used sparingly with children. I like reading, ''physically'' reading a book, to become an ingrained habit. An audiobook can seem like the easy way out - you get the content without putting in the effort. But - there's always an exception to such rules and ''Maistro Maestro Orpheus and the World Clock'' is one of the exceptions. I've listened to the audiobook and I've read the digital version. They're not ''exactly'' the same in terms of wording: the story is the same but with the audiobook , you get a massive bonus in the form of short excerpts of some great classical music. It's lively. It's engaging and it might just pique a young child's interest at an age when pop music can push its way to the forefront.

Production values on the audiobook are superb. The music is good to listen to, which isn't always the case on audiobooks and I was impressed by the narrators, R H Thomson, Marshall Matson, B J MacLellan, Leslie Marshall and Scott Thomas. Pacing The pacing was excellent and I felt as though I was listening to a play with music rather than a 'reading'. Well done, Maestro Orpheus Proiductions Productions - I'd like to thank them for letting Bookbag have a free download in exchange for an honest review.