Who Was Elvis Presley?
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Put on your blue suede shoes and get ready for another addition to the Who Was…? series! The King could not have come from humbler origins: Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, during the Depression, he grew up with the blues music of the rural South, the gospel music of local churches, and the country-western classics. But he forged a sound all his own–and a look that was all his own, too. With curled lip, swiveling hips, and greased pompadour, Elvis changed popular music forever, ushering in the age of rock and roll. Geoff Edgers’s fascinating biography of this icon of American pop culture includes black and- white illustrations on nearly every spread.
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John O’Brien is also the author and illustrator of Mother Hubbard’s Christmas, which Booklist calls “a yuk-filled read-aloud.” He lives in Delran, New Jersey.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780448446424
- Publication Date
- August 16, 2007
- Publisher
- Penguin Workshop
- Page Count
- 105
- Words Per Page
- 69
- Audience
- Juvenile Reader
- Reading Age
- 8 - 11 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2007006990
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 144226807
- Lexile® Level
- 610L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~O
- ATOS® Book Level
- 4.2
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 1
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 116600
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- MG
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