Dressing Up the Stars: The Story of Movie Costume Designer Edith Head
| AUTHOR | Toledano, Diana; Harvey, Jeanne Walker |
| PUBLISHER | Beach Lane Books (09/20/2022) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
Discover the true story of how a shy miner's daughter became one of the most legendary costume designers in Hollywood in this inspiring nonfiction picture book biography. As a child in the small mining town of Searchlight, Nevada, Edith Head had few friends and spent most of her time dressing up her toys and pets and even wild animals using fabric scraps. She always knew she wanted to move somewhere full of people and excitement. She set her sights on Hollywood and talked her way into a job sketching costumes for a movie studio. Did she know how to draw or sew costumes? No. But that didn't stop her! Edith taught herself and tirelessly worked her way up until she was dressing some of the biggest stars of the day, from Audrey Hepburn to Grace Kelly to Ginger Rogers. She became the first woman to head a major Hollywood movie studio costume department and went on to win eight Academy Awards for best costume design--and she defined the style of an era.
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ISBN-13:
9781534451056
ISBN-10:
1534451056
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
40
Carton Quantity:
36
Product Dimensions:
10.20 x 0.70 x 8.10 inches
Weight:
0.90 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Price on Product,
Ikids,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
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BISAC Categories
Biography & Autobiography | General
Grade Level:
Preschool
- 3rd Grade
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level:
0
Point Value:
0
Guided Reading Level:
Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal:
B
Library of Congress Control Number:
2021018943
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Discover the true story of how a shy miner's daughter became one of the most legendary costume designers in Hollywood in this inspiring nonfiction picture book biography. As a child in the small mining town of Searchlight, Nevada, Edith Head had few friends and spent most of her time dressing up her toys and pets and even wild animals using fabric scraps. She always knew she wanted to move somewhere full of people and excitement. She set her sights on Hollywood and talked her way into a job sketching costumes for a movie studio. Did she know how to draw or sew costumes? No. But that didn't stop her! Edith taught herself and tirelessly worked her way up until she was dressing some of the biggest stars of the day, from Audrey Hepburn to Grace Kelly to Ginger Rogers. She became the first woman to head a major Hollywood movie studio costume department and went on to win eight Academy Awards for best costume design--and she defined the style of an era.
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