Lives of the Musicians: Good Times, Bad Times (And What the Neighbors Thought) - Brossura

Krull, Kathleen

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0544238060 ISBN 13: 9780544238060

Casa editrice: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013

Riassunto

Here are the life stories of such diverse figures as Vivaldi, Mozart, Scott Joplin, Nadia Boulanger, and Woody Guthrie. Readers will learn of both their musical natures and the personal, humorous characteristics that make their lives so fascinating. “Living, breathing anecdotes--the stuff of which the best biography is made.”--Publishers Weekly

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ABA's Pick of the Lists
ALA Notable Children's Book
IRA Teacher's Choice
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year

"Unstuffs a host of shirts and delivers wonderful musical trivia."--Newsweek

* "Bravo! A collective biography that is informative and fun to read."--School Library Journal, starred review

* "Living, breathing anecdotes--the stuff of which the best biography is made."--Publishers Weekly, starred review

L'autore:

Kathleen Krull has written much innovative nonfiction for young people, including all of the books in the Lives of . . . series, and has made a chatty, accessible approach to biography her hallmark. She lives in San Diego, California. Visit her website at www.kathleenkrull.com. Kathryn Hewitt's caricatures of famous figures led kids to dub the Lives of . . . series the "Big Head" books. She has illustrated many books for young readers, some of which she also wrote. She lives in Santa Monica, California. Visit her website at www.kathrynhewitt.com.

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• Editore: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0544238060
• ISBN 13: 9780544238060
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 93
• Disegnatore: Hewitt Kathryn