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Stocker, Shannon

Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion

40 pp. | Dial | April, 2022 | Trade ISBN 978-0-593-10969-4 $17.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-0-593-10970-0 $10.99
(2) K-3 Illustrated by Devon Holzwarth. Evelyn Glennie grew up 1960s Scotland surrounded by music: her mother played the organ and her father played the accordion. By the age of eight, Evelyn could play songs by ear on the piano. She began to experience degenerative hearing loss when she was ten. She was determined to continue playing music, however; she knew that even though she couldn't hear, she could still feel its rhythm and vibrations. After high school, she auditioned for the Royal Academy of Music in ­London, "but they turned her down. No one believed that a deaf musician could have a career in music." ­Glennie fought the decision and eventually was ­admitted--and because of her, "every music school in Great Britain changed its rules... No one should be turned away because of a disability." Glennie's career has taken her around the world; she has won numerous awards (including two Grammys) and was knighted in 1993. Stocker's engaging text is ably supported by Holzwarth's vibrant illustrations, which effectively use color and pattern and movement to represent sound. An author's note provides more information about this remarkable musician's work, and a list of references is appended.
Reviewer: Maija Meadows Hasegawa | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2022

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