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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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An only child, a mama's boy-Elvis was a shy kid who struggled to make friends and found comfort singing in church and learning guitar. While in high school, he continued his music but was often ridiculed by students. On a whim, he recorded a song for his mom's birthday at Sun Record Studios as part of a customer promotion. The studio loved it so much that they sent it to local record stations... and the rest is history.
Here is the story of how a...
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Publisher
Golden Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"This Little Golden Book about Bruce Springsteen--one of America's most iconic singer-songwriters, and 20-time Grammy Award-winner--is an inspiring read-aloud for young children, as well as their parents and grandparents who are fans of The Boss."--
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents the life and legacy of Elvis, from his birth in Mississippi through his music career, his time in the army, his marriage, and his induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
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Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"On ordinary days, you could see him. A beautiful boy, but small with a smile given only to lilacs growing between broken sidewalks, carrying in his pockets a sound. Before Prince became one of the bestselling musicians of all time, he was a boy named Prince Rogers Nelson. Often overlooked and abandoned, he found his own inspiration in the world around him - teaching himself how to play the guitar, the piano, the drums, and much more. And when he...
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Long before they became one of the most beloved and successful duos of all time, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel were just two kids growing up in Queens, New York -- best friends who met in a sixth-grade production of Alice in Wonderland and bonded over girls, baseball, and rock'n'roll.
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Publisher
Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Decades before Elvis Presley was dubbed the King of Rock and Roll, before Billy Haley played 'Rock Around the Clock,' and before the Beatles revolutionized popular music, there was Sister Rosetta Tharpe, a Black guitar player from Cotton Plant, Arksansas."--
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