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Elvis : the story of the rock and roll King / Bonnie Christensen.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Christy Ottaviano Books : Henry Holt and Company, 2015Edition: First editionDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0805094474 (hardcover)
  • 9780805094473 (hardcover)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: An only child, a mama's boy--Elvis was a shy kid who struggled to make friends and found comfort singing in church and learning guitar. While in high school, he continued his music but was often ridiculed by students. On a whim, he recorded a song for his mom's birthday at Sun Record Studios as part of a customer promotion. The studio loved it so much that they sent it to local record stations-- and the rest is history. Here is the story of how a poor kid from Tupelo, Mississippi, became an American legend.
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Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Biography Presley, E. C554 Available 33111007985670
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

An only child, a mama's boy--Elvis was a shy kid who struggled to make friends and found comfort singing in church and learning guitar. While in high school, he continued his music but was often ridiculed by students. On a whim, he recorded a song for his mom's birthday at Sun Record Studios as part of a customer promotion. The studio loved it so much that they sent it to local record stations . . . and the rest is history.

Here is the story of how a poor kid from Tupelo, Mississippi, became an American legend.

A Christy Ottaviano Book

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An only child, a mama's boy--Elvis was a shy kid who struggled to make friends and found comfort singing in church and learning guitar. While in high school, he continued his music but was often ridiculed by students. On a whim, he recorded a song for his mom's birthday at Sun Record Studios as part of a customer promotion. The studio loved it so much that they sent it to local record stations-- and the rest is history. Here is the story of how a poor kid from Tupelo, Mississippi, became an American legend.

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