Listen: How Pete Seeger Got America Singing
No. of pages 40
Published: 2017
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Listen.
There was nobody like Pete Seeger.
Wherever he went, he got people singing.
With his head thrown back
and his Adam's apple bouncing,
picking his long-necked banjo
or strumming his twelve-string guitar,
Pete sang old songs,
new songs,
new words to old songs,
and songs he made up.
In this gorgeously written and illustrated tribute to legendary musician and activist Pete Seeger, author Leda Schubert highlights major musical events in Mr. Seeger's life as well important moments of his fight against social injustice. From singing sold-out concerts to courageously standing against the McCarthy-era finger-pointing, Pete Seeger's life is celebrated in this bold book for young readers with gorgeous illustrations by Ra l Col n.
A Neal Porter Book
This title has Common Core connections.
There are 40 pages in this book. This book was published 2017 by Roaring Brook Press .
Leda Schubert teaches at Vermont College of Fine Arts in the Writing for Children and Young Adults MFA program. She is the author of the Roaring Brook Press titles The Princess of Borscht , Ballet of the Elephants , and Monsieur Marceau. Leda lives in Plainfield, Vermont, with her husband and two dogs. Edie Colon is an elementary school teacher in New York state. She emigrated from Cuba at age 5. This story is based on her childhood.