Overview
What's better than one Who Was? book? Six Who Was? books! Who Was Michael Jackson? By Megan Stine; read by JB Adkins. Listen to find out more about a boy who was a superstar when he was still a child, a musician with the best-selling album of all time, and the King of Pop. Who Was Bob Marley? By Katie Ellison; read by Adenrele Ojo. Listen to find out more about a teenager who formed his first group--the Wailing Wailers--with his friends, the King of Reggae, and an international symbol of Jamaican culture and identity. Who Is Dolly Parton? By True Kelley; read by Dorothy Dillingham Blue. Listen to find out more about a Tennessee country girl with big dreams; a world-famous singer, actress, and author; and the creator of Imagination Library, which has given over eighty million books to kids. Who Are the Rolling Stones? By Dana Meachen Rau; read by Will Damron. Listen to find out more about an English band formed in London in 1962, the bad boys of rock and roll, and one of the most successful and longest-touring rock bands in the world. Who Is Bruce Springsteen? By Stephanie Sabol; read by Fred Sanders. Listen to find out more about a young boy who would sneak out of class to practice the guitar, a young man whose bandmates nicknamed him The Boss, and one of the world's best-selling musicians of all time. Who Is Stevie Wonder? By Jim Gigliotti; read by Dominic Hoffman. Listen to find out more about a talented boy who signed to Motown Records when he was just eleven years old; a musician, singer, and songwriter who has always defended civil and human rights; and one of the greatest musical superstars of our time.
Full Product Details
Author: Various ,
Various
Publisher: Listening Library
Imprint: Listening Library
Edition: Bot Exclusive ed.
Dimensions:
Width: 17.00cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 15.00cm
Weight: 0.227kg
ISBN: 9780525493310
ISBN 10: 052549331
Publication Date: 06 June 2017
Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Temporarily unavailable
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Author Information
Katie Ellison is a writer and editor who also teaches creative writing workshops. Jim Gigliotti is a freelance writer based in Southern California. A former editor at the National Football League, he has written more than 50 books for all ages. His writing credits include biographies for young readers on Olympian Jesse Owens and baseball star Roberto Clemente. True Kelley is the author-illustrator of Who Was Pablo Picasso? and the author of Who Was Roald Dahl? She lives in Warner, New Hampshire. Dana Meachen Rau has written more than 300 books for children, including picture books, early readers, nonfiction, and biographies. Stephanie Sabol is a native of the Jersey Shore and a graduate of Boston College. She currently resides in Hoboken, New Jersey. Megan Stine has written several books for young readers, including Where Is the White House?, Who Was Marie Curie?, Who Was Ulysses S. Grant?, Who Is Michelle Obama?, and Who Was Sally Ride?
