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The Beatles couldn't read music? / Dan Gutman ; illustrated by Allison Steinfeld.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Gutman, Dan. Wait! What? ; Publisher: New York, NY : Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W. W. Norton & Company, 2023Copyright date: ©2023Edition: First editionDescription: 137 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781324052166
  • 1324052163
  • 9781324053026
  • 132405302X
Other title:
  • Beatles could not read music?
  • At head of title : Wait! What?
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
So may I introduce you... -- Stuff your teachers wants you to know about the Beatles -- So much younger than today -- Beatlemania -- Let's talk about John Lennon -- Let's talk about Paul McCartney -- Let's talk about George Harrison -- Let's talk about Ringo Starr -- The songs -- The albums -- The impact of the Beatles -- And in the end... -- Oh yeah? (Stuff about the Beatles that didn't fit anywhere else).
Summary: Did you know that John Lennon's mom called him "Stinker" because he farted so much? Or that Paul McCartney liked playing guitar in the bathroom? Bet you didn't know that George Harrison once had his friend's parent sign his report card, or that Ringo Starr's grandma thought he was possessed by witches! Paige and Turner have collected some of the most unusual and surprising facts about the rock stars, from their childhoods and early days as musicians to the formation of the Beatles and their rise to become the greatest band of all time.
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Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction New 782.4216 G984 Available 33111011110299
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 782.4216 G984 Available 33111011188113
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Did you know that John Lennon's mom called him "Stinker" because he farted so much? Or that Paul McCartney liked playing guitar in the bathroom? Bet you didn't know that George Harrison once had his friend's parent sign his report card, or that Ringo Starr's grandma thought he was possessed by witches! Paige and Turner have collected some of the most unusual and surprising facts about the rock stars, from their childhoods and early days as musicians to the formation of the Beatles and their rise to become the greatest band of all time.

Narrated by the two spirited siblings and animated by Allison Steinfeld's upbeat illustrations, Wait! What? The Beatles Couldn't Read Music? is an authoritative, accessible, and one-of-a-kind biography infused with Dan Gutman's signature zany sense of humor.

So may I introduce you... -- Stuff your teachers wants you to know about the Beatles -- So much younger than today -- Beatlemania -- Let's talk about John Lennon -- Let's talk about Paul McCartney -- Let's talk about George Harrison -- Let's talk about Ringo Starr -- The songs -- The albums -- The impact of the Beatles -- And in the end... -- Oh yeah? (Stuff about the Beatles that didn't fit anywhere else).

Includes bibliographical references (page 136).

Did you know that John Lennon's mom called him "Stinker" because he farted so much? Or that Paul McCartney liked playing guitar in the bathroom? Bet you didn't know that George Harrison once had his friend's parent sign his report card, or that Ringo Starr's grandma thought he was possessed by witches! Paige and Turner have collected some of the most unusual and surprising facts about the rock stars, from their childhoods and early days as musicians to the formation of the Beatles and their rise to become the greatest band of all time.

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