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Seeing with music: the lives of 3 blind African musicians
Par Simon Ottenberg. 1996
An anthropologist's study of three performers' life experiences as sightless, unmarried, poor men in northern Sierra Leone. Describes their relationship…
to their music as individuals and as a group. Includes some of their lyricsHow plants grow
Par Malcolm Penny. 1997
Basic introduction to the growth and development of plants. Describes how flowers, fruits, and parachutes help disperse seeds over great…
distances. Includes information on plants that are parasites, insect-eaters, or other unusual specimens. For grades 3-6It's only rock 'n' roll: the ultimate guide to the Rolling Stones
Par James Karnbach. 1997
The history of the English band presented as a chronology. The longest chapter is a complete listing of the group's…
tours and concerts from 1962 to 1998. Contains a sessionography and a discography of releases for the U.S. and the U.K. Ends with a section on bootlegsBlowing on the changes: the art of the jazz horn players (Art of jazz)
Par Leslie Gourse. 1997
Discusses the development of jazz from the 1900s to the 1990s. Gourse relates the story of Louis "Pops" Armstrong's rise…
to fame and his influence on the world of jazz. She also covers many other well-known horn players, including Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, and Wynton Marsalis. For junior and senior high readersSeventy-five articles selected from the popular magazine's 109-year existence. Although heavily illustrated, the periodical contains scholarly articles about the planet…
and its people. Contributors include Theodore Roosevelt, Charles Lindberg, Maya Angelou, Tad Szulc, and Shelby FooteQuincy
Par Quincy Jones. 2003
Black whiteness: Admiral Byrd alone in the Antarctic
Par Robert Burleigh. 1998
True-life adventure of Richard Byrd, who spent six months alone in the Antarctic in 1934. Includes excerpts from Byrd's diary…
recounting the incredible cold and discomfort he suffered. Describes how Byrd used a kite for rescue. For grades 4-7Into the porcupine cave and other odysseys: adventures of an occasional naturalist
Par William Warner. 1999
Nature essays that depict outdoor wonders around the world. The author reminisces about summers he spent exploring New Jersey's Barnegat…
Bay in his youth, the coral reefs of Peleliu seen during his service in World War II, and solo hiking in the Maine wilderness at midlife. 1999Her piano sang: a story about Clara Schumann (Carolrhoda creative minds book)
Par Barbara Allman. 1997
Allman details the life of Clara Wieck Schumann, who in 1828 gave her first full-length concert at the age of…
nine. She discusses Schumann's childhood and explains how her father influenced her life. The author portrays the pianist's early relationship with Robert Schumann, her father's disapproval of their marriage, and her love for her husband that lasted even after his death in 1856. For grades 3-6Ecoviews: snakes, snails, and environmental tales
Par Whit Gibbons. 1998
Vignettes about the ecology of animals, plants, and habitats demonstrate the wealth of biodiversity on Earth. Discusses wasps, turtles, ants,…
snakes, and other species encountered by an ecologist doing fieldwork in Australia and North America. Presents natural history facts in the context of environmental issuesBlues legacies and Black feminism: Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday
Par Angela Davis. 1998
A feminist interpretation of the lives and lyrics of three African American blues musicians of the 1930s. Also includes the…
complete lyrics of some of Ma Rainey's and Bessie Smith's songsLudwig van Beethoven, composer
Par Dynise Balcavage. 1996
The life and times of composer Ludwig Van Beethoven, born in 1770. He began losing his hearing as a young…
adult but was able to communicate and to pursue his musical career by using an ear trumpet and various devices. By the age of forty-eight he was totally deaf, but he continued working despite this challenge and several debilitating bouts of illness. For grades 6-9 and older readersLéo Ferré, poète et rebelle
Par Jean-Éric Perrin. 2008
"Une biographie à la lumière des témoignages des chanteurs d'aujourd'hui : Cali, Têtes Raides, Miossec, Noir Désir, qui illustre l'impact…
de l'artiste sur la nouvelle scène française. A l'occasion des quinze ans de sa mort, l'ouvrage fait le récit de son parcours articulé autour de thèmes forts qui ont fait le chemin personnel de l'artiste". -- 4e de couvEnergy follows thought: The stories behind my songs
Par Willie Nelson. 2023
For the first time ever, and to help celebrate his 90th birthday in 2023, American icon Willie Nelson provides the…
stories behind the lyrics of 160 of his favorite songs. From his earliest work in the 1950s to today, Willie looks back at the songs that have defined his career, from his days of earning $50 each to his biggest hits, from his less well-known songs (but incredibly meaningful to him) to his concept albums. Along the way, he also shares the stories of his guitar Trigger, his family and "family," as well as the artists he collaborated with, including Patsy Cline, Waylon Jennings, Ray Charles, Merle Haggard, Ray Price, Dolly Parton, and many others. Willie is disarmingly honest—what do you have to lose when you're about to turn 90? —meditating on the nature of songwriting and finding his voice, and the themes he's explored his whole life—relationships, infidelity, love, loss, friendship, life on the road, and particularly poignant at this juncture of his life: mortality. Revealing, funny, whimsical, and wise, this book is an enduring tribute to Willie Nelson's legacyRené Angélil: le maître du jeu
Par Georges-Hébert Germain. 2009
"Fils d'immigrants syriens, René Angélil est né à Montréal en janvier 1942. Très jeune, il a été mis en contact…
avec trois univers dans lesquels il va évoluer toute sa vie : le jeu, le sport et le show-business. Ce livre raconte sa vie et ses exploits de gambler, et d'autres, moins connus mais tout aussi étonnants, de stratège sportif. Il relate également, d'un point de vue tout neuf, ses faits et gestes de show-businessman. Après avoir lui-même fait carrière sur scène dans les années 1960, Angélil a été producteur de disques et de spectacles pendant une dizaine d'années, puis il s'est attaqué à ce qui allait devenir son chef-d'oeuvre : il a créé pour une artiste de très grand talent, Céline Dion, une carrière véritablement planétaire. Fin stratège, âpre négociateur, René Angélil a su planifier de façon très rationnelle la carrière de son artiste. Il raconte dans ce livre comment il a ourdi chacun de ses coups, comment, quand et avec qui il a mené les plus importantes négociations de sa carrière et réussi ses plus beaux deals, tout ce qu'il appelle le backstage story. Il ne cache rien de ces jeux de coulisses, où l'on croisera des personnalités du monde de la culture, mais aussi du sport, des affaires, de la politique". -- 4e de couvMa voix pour la liberté: document
Par Chöying Drolma. 2008
"À dix ans, j'ai décidé que je ne me marierais jamais et que plus personne ne lèverait la main sur…
moi. À commencer par mon père". Le témoignage exceptionnel d'une nonne bouddhiste qui consacre sa vie aux petites filles menacées par la violence des hommes. Ani est l'une de ces centaines de petites filles qui, au Népal et au Tibet, se réfugient au monastère pour ne pas être mariées de force à un homme qui les battra et les exploitera. Recueillie par un maître bouddhiste, Ani n'a jamais oublié la peur et la rage de son enfance blessée. Devenue nonne, elle veut aider toutes les petites filles promises au même enfer. Ouvrir une école. Mais où trouver les fonds ? Ani a un don extraordinaire : sa voix. Alors elle chante. Et sa musique traverse les frontières. Tracy Chapman, Céline Dion et Tina Turner la soutiennent, elle devient une star en Allemagne, au Japon, aux États-Unis... En quelques mois, Ani recueille dans son école plus de 50 petites filles de la rue. Aujourd'hui encouragée par le dalaï-lama, Ani Chöying raconte ici son enfance bouleversante et le destin unique qu'elle s'est forgé. La pauvreté et l'ignorance ont failli la tuer, mais elle a décidé de les combattre de toute la force de son exceptionnelle volonté, pour l'avenir des petites filles en danger." -- 4e de couvVulcan's fury: man against the volcano
Par Alwyn Scarth. 1999
Depicts fifteen volcanic eruptions across a wide geographical and historical spectrum with emphasis on the aftermaths and how people were…
affected. Spans the centuries from A.D. 79 (Vesuvius) to 1991 (Pinatubo) in discussing volcanos around the globe. Contains eyewitness reports from survivors. 1999Thirty-eight natural history essays about landscapes, birds, beasts, insects, and fish by such writers as Charles Darwin, Mark Twain, Henry…
David Thoreau, Herman Melville, Annie Dillard, Daniel Defoe, Rachel Carson, John James Audubon, Theodore Roosevelt, J.H. Fabre, and Vladimir Nabokov. 1998George harrison: The reluctant beatle
Par Philip Norman. 2023
Unprecedented in scope, this rich biography captures George Harrison at his most multi-faceted: devoted friend, loyal son, master guitar player,…
brilliant songwriter, cocaine addict, serial philanderer, global philanthropist, student of Indian mysticism, self-deprecating comedian, and, ultimately, iconic artist and man beloved by millions. Despite being hailed as one of the best guitarists of his era, George Harrison, particularly in his early decades, battled feelings of inferiority. He was often the butt of jokes from his bandmates owing to his lower-class background and, typically, was allowed to contribute only one or two songs per Beatles album out of the dozens he wrote. Now, acclaimed Beatles biographer Philip Norman examines Harrison through the lens of his numerous self-contradictions. Compared to songwriting luminaries John Lennon and Paul McCartney he was considered a minor talent, yet he composed such masterpieces as "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" and "Here Comes the Sun," and his solo debut album "All Things Must Pass" achieved enormous success, appearing on many lists of the 100 best rock albums ever. Modern music critics place him in the pantheon of sixties guitar gods alongside Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Keith Richards, and Jimmy Page. Harrison railed against the material world yet wrote the first pop song complaining about income tax. He spent years lovingly restoring his Friar Park estate as a spiritual journey, but quickly mortgaged the property to help rescue a film project that would be widely banned as sacrilegious, Monty Python's Life of Brian . Harrison could be fiercely jealous, but not only did he stay friends with Eric Clapton when Clapton fell in love with Harrison's wife, Pattie Boyd, the two men grew even closer after Clapton walked away with her. Unprecedented in scope and filled with numerous color photos, this rich biography captures George Harrison at his most multi-faceted: devoted friend, loyal son, master guitar player, brilliant songwriter, cocaine addict, serial philanderer, global philanthropist, student of Indian mysticism, self-deprecating comedian, and, ultimately, iconic artist and man beloved by millionsMaking people's music: Moe Asch and Folkways records
Par Peter Goldsmith. 1998
The story of Asch's founding of Folkways Records and an account of his life from his birth in Poland in…
1905 to his death in America in 1986. Describes how his recording studio helped preserve musical and oral traditions from the United States and other countries