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Who Was Elvis Presley?
Contributor(s): Edgers, Geoff (Author), Who Hq (Author), O'Brien, John (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0448446421     ISBN-13: 9780448446424
Publisher: Penguin Workshop
OUR PRICE:   $6.29  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: August 2007
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Annotation: Put on your blue suede shoes and get ready for the latest title in the Who Was? series! The King could not have come from humbler origins: Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, during the Depression, he grew up with the blues music of the rural South, the gospel music of local churches, and the country-western classics. But he forged a sound all his ownand a look that was all his own, too. With curled lip, swiveling hips, and greased pompadour, Elvis changed popular music forever, ushering in the age of rock and roll. Geoff Edgerss fascinating biography of this icon of American pop culture includes blackand- white illustrations on nearly every spread.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Music
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Performing Arts
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Music - Rock
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2007006990
Lexile Measure: 610
Series: Who Was...?
Physical Information: 0.23" H x 5.36" W x 7.28" (0.27 lbs) 112 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 116600
Reading Level: 4.2   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 1.0
 
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Put on your blue suede shoes and get ready for another addition to the Who Was...? series The King could not have come from humbler origins: Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, during the Depression, he grew up with the blues music of the rural South, the gospel music of local churches, and the country-western classics. But he forged a sound all his own--and a look that was all his own, too. With curled lip, swiveling hips, and greased pompadour, Elvis changed popular music forever, ushering in the age of rock and roll. Geoff Edgers's fascinating biography of this icon of American pop culture includes black and- white illustrations on nearly every spread.