Piano Starts Here: The Young Art Tatum

Why Beethoven Threw the Stew (And Lots More Stories about the Lives of Great Composers)

Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln

Rebel Girls Rock: 25 Tales of Women in Music

The Beatles: A Little Golden Book Biography

Libba: The Magnificent Musical Life of Elizabeth Cotten

When Angels Sing: The Story of Rock Legend Carlos Santana

Danza!: Amalia Hernández and El Ballet Folklórico de México

Lives and times

This series introduces young readers to the lives of famous men and women. Each illustrated life story is supported by primary source material, encouraging children to discover how we find out about past and recent history.

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Piano Starts Here: The Young Art Tatum

Robert Andrew Parker, rew Parker, Robert, 2008

Why Beethoven Threw the Stew (And Lots More Stories about the Lives of Great Composers)

Steven Isserlis, 2001

Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln

Rafael López, Margarita Engle, 2019

Rebel Girls Rock: 25 Tales of Women in Music

Joan Jett, Rebel Girls, 2023

The Beatles: A Little Golden Book Biography

Judy Katschke, Maike Plenzke, 2023

Libba: The Magnificent Musical Life of Elizabeth Cotten

Laura Veirs, Tatyana Fazlalizadeh, 2018

When Angels Sing: The Story of Rock Legend Carlos Santana

Michael James Mahin, José Ramirez, 2018

Danza!: Amalia Hernández and El Ballet Folklórico de México

Duncan Tonatiuh, 2017