Biography & Autobiography - Music
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Building an Orchestra of Hope: How Favio Chavez Taught Children to Make Music from Trash
$18.99 Add to cartAn exuberantly illustrated true story about innovation, community, and the power of music.
In Cateura, Paraguay, a town built on a landfill, music teacher Favio Chavez longed to help the families liv- Series: Stories from Latin America
- Author: Oliver, Carmen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 44
- Publish Date: October 25 2022
- ISBN10: 0802854672
- Language: English
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Ella Fitzgerald
$15.99 Add to cartMeet Ella Fitzgerald, one of the most influential jazz singers of all time! Part of the beloved Little People, BIG DREAMS series, this inspiring and informative little biography follows the inspiratio… [more below]
- Series: Little People, Big Dreams #11
- Author: Sanchez Vegara, Maria Isabel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: March 01 2018
- ISBN10: 178603087X
- Language: English
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Who Was Johnny Cash?
$6.99 Add to cartWas Johnny Cash always the rebellious “Man in Black” that we remember him as today? Find out in this biography from the #1 New York Times bestselling series that takes us from Cash’s childhood on an A… [more below]
- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Gigliotti, Jim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: June 07 2022
- ISBN10: 039954416X
- Language: English
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Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
$6.99 Add to cartBorn in Austria in 1756, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed his first piece of music, a minuet, when he was just five years old Soon after, he was performing for kings and emperors. Although he died at… [more below]
- Series: Who Was…?
- Author: McDonough, Yona Zeldis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: April 28 2003
- ISBN10: 0448431041
- Language: English
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Who Were the Beatles?
$6.99 Add to cartAlmost everyone can sing along with the Beatles, but how many young readers know their whole story? Geoff Edgers, a Boston Globe reporter and hard-core Beatles fan, brings the Fab Four to life in this… [more below]
- Series: Who Was…?
- Author: Edgers, Geoff
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: January 05 2006
- ISBN10: 0448439069
- Language: English
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When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop
$19.99 Read moreA John Steptoe New Talent Award Winner
Before there was hip hop, there was DJ Kool Herc. On a hot day at the end of summer in 1973 Cindy Campbell threw a back-to-school party at a park in the South Br- Series: Coretta Scott King – John Steptoe Award for New Talent
- Author: Hill, Laban Carrick
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 27 2013
- ISBN10: 1596435402
- Language: English
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Who Was Bob Marley?
$6.99 Add to cartGet Up, Stand Up for the king of reggae music
Bob Marley was a reggae superstar who is considered to be one of the most influential musicians of all time. Born in rural Jamaica, this musician and so- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Ellison, Katie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: June 6, 2017
- ISBN10: 0448489198
- Language: English
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Dazzlin’ Dolly: The Songwriting, Hit-Singing, Guitar-Picking Dolly Parton
$18.99 Add to cartThis inspirational and dazzlin’ story of Dolly Parton–noted singer, songwriter, and humanitarian–follows her rise to fame, from her beginnings in East Tennessee to performing to thousands at the Gra… [more below]
- Author: Slade, Suzanne
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 20 2022
- ISBN10: 1635928419
- Language: English
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Little Melba and Her Big Trombone
$20.95 Add to cartCoretta Scott King Illustrator Award Honor – American Library Association (ALA)
NAACP Image Awards Nominee – National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)A biography of African Am
- Author: Russell-Brown, Katheryn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: July 01 2014
- ISBN10: 1600608981
- Language: English
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Dolly!: The Story of Dolly Parton and Her Big Dream
$17.99 Add to cartA rhythmically told and vibrantly illustrated picture book biography of Dolly Parton: an American icon beloved by all.
You’ve likely heard of the performer Dolly Parton. But do you know where this daz- Author: McGrath, Robyn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: June 07 2022
- ISBN10: 0316324523
- Language: English
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Prince
$15.99 Add to cartIn this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Prince, one of the most iconic performers in music history.
From a yo- Series: Little People, Big Dreams #54
- Author: Sanchez Vegara, Maria Isabel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 19, 2021
- ISBN10: 0711254397
- Language: English
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John Lennon
$15.99 Add to cartIn this book from the multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of John Lennon, the boy from Liverpool who dreamed of peace.
When John Lennon formed a band wh- Series: Little People, Big Dreams #52
- Author: Sanchez Vegara, Maria Isabel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: December 08 2020
- ISBN10: 0711257671
- Language: English
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Beyonce
$15.99 Add to cartIn this book from the highly acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the inspiring life of Beyoncé, the chart-topping superstar.
Beyoncé was quiet as a child but always enjoyed singing- Series: Little People, Big Dreams
- Author: Sanchez Vegara, Maria Isabel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 2, 2024
- ISBN10: 0711292140
- Language: English
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Aretha Franklin
$15.99 Add to cartIn this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Aretha Franklin, “The Queen of Soul.”
The fourth of five children, Ar- Series: Little People, Big Dreams #44
- Author: Sanchez Vegara, Maria Isabel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 04 2020
- ISBN10: 0711246866
- Language: English
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Who Was Elvis Presley?
$6.99 Add to cartPut on your blue suede shoes and get ready for another addition to the Who Was…? series The King could not have come from humbler origins: Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, during the Depression, he gre… [more below]
- Series: Who Was…?
- Author: Edgers, Geoff
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: August 16 2007
- ISBN10: 0448446421
- Language: English
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The Fastest Drummer: Clap Your Hands for Viola Smith!
$17.99 Add to cartClap your hands for Viola Smith–the pioneering female drummer at the heart of this bright and rhythmic biography, who rat-tat-tat-bang-crash-clink-boomed for nearly a century.
Five girls played toget- Author: Robbins, Dean
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: March 5, 2024
- ISBN10: 1536224863
- Language: English
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Elvis Presley
$15.99 Add to cartIn this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Elvis, the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll.
Elvis was born into poverty in Nort- Series: Little People, Big Dreams #80
- Author: Sanchez Vegara, Maria Isabel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: July 12 2022
- ISBN10: 0711270872
- Language: English
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A Grand Idea: How William J. Wilgus Created Grand Central Terminal
$19.99 Add to cartWritten by award-winning author Megan Hoyt, this thoughtful STEM picture book biography about the brilliant architect of Grand Central Terminal is a celebration of resilience in the face of adversity,
- Author: Hoyt, Megan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: 23-Jan-24
- ISBN10: 006306474X
- Language: English
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Trombone Shorty: A Picture Book Biography
$19.99 Add to cartA Caldecott Honor Book illustrated by Bryan Collier, this picture book true story from Grammy Award nominee Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews is a “well-told and exquisitely illustrated story of a musici
- Author: Andrews, Troy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: April 14, 2015
- ISBN10: 1419714651
- Language: English
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The Green Piano: How Little Me Found Music
$18.99 Add to cartThis autobiographical picture book by the multiple Grammy Award-winning singer Roberta Flack recounts her childhood in a home surrounded by music and love: it all started with a beat-up piano that her… [more below]
- Author: Flack, Roberta
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 10 2023
- ISBN10: 0593479874
- Language: English
