Libba : the magnificent musical life of Elizabeth Cotten / by Laura Veirs ; illustrated by Tatyana Fazlalizadeh.
Elizabeth Cotten was only a little girl when she picked up a guitar for the first time. It wasn't hers (it was her big brother's), and it wasn't strung right for her (she was left-handed). But she flipped that guitar upside down and backwards and taught herself how to play it anyway. By age eleven, she'd written "Freight Train," one of the most famous folk songs of the twentieth century. And by the end of her life, people everywhere from the sunny beaches of California to the rolling hills of England knew her music.
Record details
- ISBN: 1452148570
- ISBN: 9781452148571
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
- Publisher: San Francisco, California : Chronicle Books, [2018]
Content descriptions
Target Audience Note: | 580L Lexile Decoding demand: 79 (high) Semantic demand: 75 (high) Syntactic demand: 80 (high) Structure demand: 85 (very high) Lexile |
Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR LG 3.5 0.5 193583. |
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Subject: | Cotten, Elizabeth > Juvenile literature. African American women singers > Biography > Juvenile literature. Singers > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature. |
Genre: | Picture books. |
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- 15 of 16 copies available at Missouri Evergreen.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Adair County Public Library | JUV B Cotten (Text) | 34029002384062 | Juv Biography | Available | - |
Cape Girardeau Public Library | COT (Text) | 33042004569904 | Juvenile Biography | Available | - |
Carrollton Public Library | 782.42 J VEI (Text) | 30183000050893 | Children - Ruff Tuff/Powder Puff | Available | - |
Doniphan-Ripley - Naylor Library | JY BIO COTTO VEIRS (Text) | 38421100691280 | Juvenile/YA Biography | Available | - |
Doniphan-Ripley County Library | JY 782.42 VEIRS (Text) | 38421100691298 | Juvenile/YA Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Jefferson County Library-Arnold | E PEOPLE COTTEN (Text) | 30061030171348 | Easy Books - NONFICTION | Available | - |
Lebanon-Laclede County Library | E 782.4216 Veirs (Text) | 3803567246 | Childrens Nonfiction | Available | - |
Little Dixie - Main Library - Moberly | EB COTTEN (Text) | 2004117109 | Early Biographies | Available | - |
North Kansas City Public Library | J 92 COTTEN (Text) | 0001002319596 | JUV Nonfiction | Available | - |
Ralls County Library | E782.42 VEI (Text) | 33200000016170 | Easy Nonfiction | Available | - |
Libba : The Magnificent Musical Life of Elizabeth Cotten (Early Elementary Story Books, Children's Music Books, Biography Books for Kids)
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Libba : The Magnificent Musical Life of Elizabeth Cotten (Early Elementary Story Books, Children's Music Books, Biography Books for Kids)
This lyrical, loving picture book from popular singer-songwriter Laura Veirs and debut illustrator Tatyana Fazlalizadeh tells the story of the determined, gifted, daring Elizabeth Cotten--one of the most celebrated American folk musicians of all time. Elizabeth Cotten was only a little girl when she picked up a guitar for the first time. It wasn't hers (it was her big brother's), and it wasn't strung right for her (she was left-handed). But she flipped that guitar upside down and backwards and taught herself how to play it anyway. By age eleven, she'd written "Freight Train," one of the most famous folk songs of the twentieth century. And by the end of her life, people everywhere--from the sunny beaches of California to the rolling hills of England--knew her music. A Junior Library Guild selection â "The message of never giving up on a dream, no matter the circumstances, will resonate deeply with readers--purchase for all picture book biography collections." -- School Library Journal , starred review â "An inspiring tale of an artist." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review â "Elegant and moving."-- Publishers Weekly , starred review