This boy : the early lives of John Lennon & Paul McCartney / by Ilene Cooper.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Viking, 2023Description: 182 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780451475855
- 0451475852
- Early lives of John Lennon & Paul McCartney
- John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 782.4216 C777 | Available | 33111011317209 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
An inside look at the early lives of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, This Boy is a perfect book for any young reader embracing their inner Beatlemania.
Meant for younger readers, This Boy is a gripping biography of two musical legends. Beginning with their births during World War II England and ending with their famous performance on The Ed Sullivan Show , this book is action packed from beginning to end. Whether you are a lifelong Beatles fan or new to their music, this book is an excellent source of Beatles lore that is relatively unknown.
With expert research from Ilene Cooper and rarely seen photographs of the Beatles in their early days, this book will serve as not only an interesting biography of two significant historical figures, but also a fun read about rock and roll and how the lives of two people can change the world.
*"Generously illustrated with period photographs, the beautifully written result is fascinating and compulsively readable, as Cooper dramatically demonstrates that, together, John Lennon and Paul McCartney made magic."- Booklist , starred review
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-170) and index.
Prologue: July 6, 1957 -- Hello, goodbye -- Strawberry Fields forever -- Bad boys -- Mother Nature's son -- Penny Lane -- Gotta be rock-and-roll music -- Come together -- You really got a hold on me -- Let it be -- I'm down -- The long and winding road -- How the Beatles grew up in Hamburg, conqurered England, and took the world by storm! -- Afterword: In my life.
An inside look at the early lives of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, This Boy is a perfect book for any young reader embracing their inner Beatlemania.
Age range: 10-14. Viking.