George Gershwin (Getting To Know The World's Greatest Composers) Read Free Books and Download eBooks
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.
Lexile Measure: 830 (What's this?)
Series: Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers
Paperback: 32 pages
Publisher: Children's Press(CT) (March 1, 1995)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0516445367
ISBN-13: 978-0516445366
Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 0.1 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #109,868 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #5 in Books > Children's Books > Arts, Music & Photography > Music > Jazz #32 in Books > Children's Books > Biographies > Musical
Age Range: 6 - 9 years
Grade Level: 1 - 4
My daughter did a project on George Gershwin and I wanted to get a book that an 8 year old would actually read. She loved the pictures and the words were written so simply so she was able to understand everything. I'm very happy with this purchase and look forward to her reading about more artists.
This is one in a wonderful series of books intended to introduce young readers to the lives of famous composers. The story of George Gershwin not only tells about his life, but also gives children a feel for the time he lived in. Venezia uses details about Gershwin as a child to draw youngsters into the story. They can empathize with the young George who is seen as a "nerd" by his peers, because of his love for music. Yet he still enjoyed sports, particularly roller skating. As always, Venezia's illustrations are wonderful and I particularly enjoyed the photographs and artwork that accompanied them. All the parts come together to give children an interesting and enjoyable picture of the man and his music.
This whole series of "Getting to Know", whether it be about composers or artists is fantastic. It should be a required part of any music program. I am sorry there aren't more titles available.
This is a great representation of George Gershwin's life. A must have for every elementary school library. It has beautiful black and white and color pictures along with cartoons enhancing the story. Hyper-sensitive schools and parents may be shocked at the first photo of the book which has Gershwin sitting at the piano with a cigar in his mouth. If everyone can get past that picture by reminding children that this was before people knew that smoking was bad for your health, then you can enjoy this great biography.
Great book for children. Informative and accurate with wonderful artwork. A must for a young prodigy. It came beautifully wrapped and shipped quickly. Couldn't be happier
As a teacher, I love this series! My goal is to teach my 3rd graders about the famous artists and composers. This series makes it easy, fun, and interesting!
I re ordered this book after I thought I had left it at another school. I am happy to have two copies now and I read it with my younger students.
Great book for children to introduce George and his creative life.
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