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48 pp.
| Bloomsbury
| March, 2017
|
TradeISBN 978-0-8027-3812-7$17.99
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Adam Gustavson.
Following a foreword by singer Peter Yarrow, this biography of troubadour Seeger packs a storied life into relatively few pages but doesn't skimp on the essentials. Reich adeptly tailors tough concepts (e.g., the Great Depression; blacklisting) for young readers. Gustavson's dignified art makes young Pete look like Everykid, underscoring the book's message: you're never too young to make music--or a difference. Bib.
40 pp.
| Holt/Ottaviano
| August, 2015
|
TradeISBN 978-0-8050-9458-9$17.99
(2)
K-3
Illustrated by
Adam Gustavson.
Far from an overnight success, The Beatles were actually a long time in the making. Reich follows each musician before he was a Beatle, then shows how they came together. The story ends with the Fab Four still in England in 1963, before their "invasion" of America. Naturalistic oil illustrations capture band-members' personalities and fans' excitement, complementing the well-orchestrated text. Websites. Bib., glos.
Reviewer: Dean Schneider
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2015
40 pp.
| Abrams
| May, 2012
|
TradeISBN 978-1-4197-0177-1$16.95
(2)
K-3
Illustrated by
Amy Bates.
With Child's own writing as the source for a baker's dozen of apt quotes, this is as truthful an account as could be hoped for--while still being told from Julia Child's cat's point of view. Reich has a storyteller's instinct for entrancing incident and a poet's gift for sound and sensory detail. The roofs and markets of Paris and Julia's busy kitchen all spring to life in a pleasing palette in Bates's art.
160 pp.
| Clarion
| July, 2008
|
TradeISBN 978-0-618-71470-4$21.00
(3)
4-6
Reich examines the life of Catlin, a man who traveled extensively in the West during the nineteenth century, painting portraits of American Indians. The text traces the development of his career and the range of his works. Catlin's biases and prejudices are also explored and contextualized. Some color plates of Catlin's work are interspersed with black-and-white reproductions. Timeline, websites. Bib., ind.
118 pp.
| Clarion
| April, 1999
|
TradeISBN 0-395-89119-1$$18.00
(2)
4-6
This thoroughly researched book draws on primary sources, both Clara's own diaries and her voluminous correspondence with her husband (more comfortable writing than speaking to each other, she and her husband maintained a joint diary) and other musicians of the times. Reich's lucid, quietly passionate biography is liberally illustrated with photographs and reproductions. Ind.
Reviewer: Susan P. Bloom
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
March, 1999
5 reviews
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