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Mahin, Michael

Muddy: The Story of Blues Legend Muddy Waters

48 pp. | Atheneum | September, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4814-4349-4 $17.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-4814-4350-0
(2) K-3 Illustrated by Evan Turk. McKinley "Muddy Waters" Morganfield (1915–83) helped establish the "Chicago blues" musical genre; this picture book biography begins with his Mississippi childhood and his fondness for music--the blues in particular. His grandmother told him he shouldn't waste his time on music. "But Muddy was never good at doing what he was told." Mahin's text is engaging, rhythmic, and soulful. Turk's expressionistic mixed-media illustrations aptly convey emotion. Bib.
Reviewer: Jonda C. McNair | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2017

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