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(0)Michael Mahin
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
620L
Language
English
Description
Presents the life of blues legend Muddy Waters, describing how he persisted with his interest in music despite a lack of encouragement from his family and record producers, leading him to Chicago where he was able to record his unique country blues sound.
Muddy Waters was never good at doing what he was told. When his grandma said that blues music wouldn't put food on the table, Muddy didn't listen. And when record producers told him no one wanted...
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
"Carlos Santana echaba de menos a su pap̀ cuando este se iba. Echaba de menos el olor a jab̤n en su piel y la sonrisa en sus ojos, pero m̀s que nada echaba de menos el sonido de su viol̕n. Era un sonido que llenaba el mundo de magia y amor y sentimiento y curaci̤n. Era un sonido que hac̕a reales a los ̀ngeles. Carlos tambǐn quer̕a hacer reales a los ̀ngeles. As̕ que comenz̤ a tocar m͠sica. Carlos prob̤ con el clarinete y con el viol̕n,...
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
Description
Carlos Santana loved to listen to his father play el violín. It was a sound that filled the world with magic and love and feeling and healing--a sound that made angels real. Carlos wanted to make angels real, too. So he started playing music. Carlos tried el clarinete and el violín, but there were no angels. Then he picked up la guitarra. He took the soul of the Blues, the brains of Jazz, and the energy of Rock and Roll, and added the slow heat...
