Michael Wenberg

Elizabeth's Song

Illustrator: Wright, Cornelius Van

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Produktbeschreibung

Based on the childhood of noted African-American songwriter Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten. Teaching herself to play guitar left-handed, Elizabeth was only 11 years old when she wrote her first song--"Freight Train, " now a folk music classic. Her unique style of playing guitar (upside down and backwards), from which the term "cotton-picking" is derived, has inspired countless other artists. Full-color illustrations.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Beyond Words
• Not for Online edition
• Seitenzahl: 32
• Altersempfehlung: 4 bis 8 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 287mm x 224mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 590g
• ISBN-13: 9781582700694
• ISBN-10: 1582700699
• Artikelnr.: 35667464

Autorenporträt

Michael Wenberg is a writer of numerous children and adult books, inlcuding Seattle Blues and Elizabeth's Song--his first children's book. A graduate of Gonzaga University, Mike lives with his wife and dog named Gracie, in the small seaside village of Kingston on Washington State's Puget Sound. Cornelius Van Wright is an award-winning illustrator and author and has illusted of numerous children's books, including Colorfull, Jingle Dancer, The Little Red Crane, and What's in the Truck. His work has has appeared on Reading Rainbow and Storytime, and has been exhibited with the Society of Illustrators and at The Bologna Art Show.