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Lang Lang: Playing with Flying Keys
by Lang Lang  Publisher Comments HE STARTED LEARNING to play the piano when he was three years old in Shenyang, China. Today he is one of the world’s most outstanding pianists. In this engrossing life story, adapted by Michael French, Lang Lang not only recounts the difficult...
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Elvis Presley (Up Close)
by Wilborn Hampton Publisher Comments For fans of the king, the newest installment to the Up Close biography series! Elvis Presley made a sound so different it ushered in a new kind of music: rock and roll. He was able to combine gospel, honky-tonk, country and rhythm and blues to create a...
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Hanson: The Boys from Nowhere
by Velimir Pavle Ilic Publisher Comments Since Spring of 1997, the band's infectious single "MMMBop" has everyone humming along, and their album Middle of Nowhere has gone multi-platinum. Here is the full story behind brothers Zach, Taylor, and Isaac, and their musical up bringing in Tulsa...
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This Land Was Made for You and Me: The Life and Songs of Woody Guthrie
by Elizabeth Partridge Publisher Comments Before Springsteen and before Dylan, there was Woody Guthrie. With "This Machine Kills Fascists," scrawled across his guitar in big black letters, Woody Guthrie brilliantly captured in song the experience of twentieth-century America. Whether he sang...
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Hot Jazz Special
by Jonny Hannah Publisher Comments Grab your porkpie hat and groove to the swinging artwork and syncopated text of this introduction to nine of the hottest jazz artists of all time. Join young Henry at the Body & Soul Cafe and enter a world of hipsters, flipsters, and finger-poppin...
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I, Vivaldi
by Janice S Shefelman Publisher Comments On the day he was born, Antonio Vivaldi nearly died. In desperation, his mother vowed that if her son lived, he would become a priest. From an early age, Antonio showed a remarkable talent for music. But his mother??'s vow would cause him much trouble...
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Clara Schumann: Piano Virtuoso
by Susanna Reich Publisher Comments This intimate portrait describes the life of German pianist and composer Clara Schumann, who made her professional debut at age nine and devoted her life to music and her family. Illustrated with black-and-white archival photos....
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Two Scarlet Songbirds: A Story of Anton Dvorak
by Carole Lex Schaefer Publisher Comments Fact and fiction come together in a magically imagined tale of the composer Anton Dvorák’s inspiration for “American Quartet.” Transfixed by the birdsong of the little Iowa river town where he and his family are spending the summer,...
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Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!: The Beatles, Beatlemania, and the Music That Changed the World
by Bob Spitz Publisher Comments Adapted from Spitzs "New York Times" bestselling adult biography on the Fab Four, this narrative is full of behind-the-scenes anecdotes, fun facts, and photos, that tells the story of four teenagers who went from obscurity to legendary status, and...
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The 39 Apartments of Ludwig Van Beethoven
by Jonah Winter Publisher Comments How hard is it to move 5 legless pianos 39 times? Beethoven owned five legless pianos and composed great works on the floor. His first apartment was in the center of Vienna's theater district... but he forgot to pay rent, so he had to move. (And it's...
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Jazz
by Walter Dean Myers Synopsis From bebop to New Orleans, from ragtime to boogie, and every style in between, this collection of Walter Dan Myers's energetic and engaging poems, accompanied by Christopher Myers's bright and exhilarating paintings, celebrates different styles of the...
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Johann Sebastian Bach (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers)
by Mike Venezia Publisher Comments The author/illustrator of the highly successful Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists series lends his creative talents to another fun, informative series, this one featuring world-famous composers....
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Celia Cruz, Queen of Salsa
by Veronica Chambers Publisher Comments Everyone knows the flamboyant, larger-than-life Celia Cruz, the extraordinary salsa singer who passed away in 2003, leaving millions of fans brokenhearted. indeed, there was a magical vibrancy to the Cuban salsa singer. to hear her voice or to see her...
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Footwork: The Story of Fred and Adele Astaire
by Roxane Orgill Publisher Comments In this fascinating story of child stars who have hoofed their way to knockout success on Broadway and beyond, Orgill and Jorisch team up for a this picture-book biography of dance legend Fred Astaire and his older sister, Adele. Full color....
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Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa
by Andrea Davis Pinkney Publisher Comments Through the voice of Scat Cat Monroe, a feline fan, an acclaimed author tells the inspiring story of the Queen of Scat while a Caldecott Honor winner's dramatic perspectives and fantastical images offer a jazzy improvisation all their own. Reprint....
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W. C. Handy: Founder of the Blues (Journey to Freedom: The African American Library)
by W C Handy Publisher Comments African-American leaders, scientists, entertainers, teachers, and sports figures have played central roles in shaping American history. Packed with vintage photographs that bring both the subjects' frustrations and victories to life, our highly acclaimed...
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The Blues Singers: Ten Who Rocked the World
by Julius Lester Synopsis The blues is a low down feeling, but it can be made better with a song. Renowned author Julius Lester introduces ten of the hottest black blues singers of our time including Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin and B. B. King. Illustrations....
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Dizzy
by Winter And Qualls Publisher Comments This is the story of Dizzy Gillespie, a real cool cat who must have been born with a horn in his hands, judging from the way he played the trumpet. He is a boy who breaks all the rules, and finds his own personal heaven along the way. Full color. 48 p....
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Jazz A B Z
by Wynton Marsalis Publisher Comments The award-winning book by celebrated jazz composer Wynton Marsalis includes an exclusive art print by Paul Rogers. Celebrating the spirit of 26 stellar jazz artists, this book is designed like an old 78 LP, with endpapers and two foldouts simulating a...
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George Frideric Handel, Composer of Messiah (Sowers)
by Charles Ludwig Publisher Comments Quickly turn to the inside front cover to read more of one of your favorite Christian heroes. You'll be amazed at what has been left out of our history books! This story is about George Frederic Handel....
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