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Allen, Nancy Kelly

"Happy Birthday": The Story of the World's Most Popular Song

32 pp. | Pelican | February, 2010 | Trade ISBN 978-1-58980-675-7 $16.99
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Gary Undercuffler. Raised by exuberant and unconventional parents, educators Mildred and Patty Hill brought their love of play to the Louisville Experimental School in Kentucky. A greeting song the sisters wrote for their kindergartners eventually became "Happy Birthday." The overwritten text tells the story of this well-known tune; somewhat awkward illustrations establish the late-nineteenth-century setting.
Reviewer: Gail Hedges

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