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Rock 'n' Roll

AUTHOR Moreno, Barry; Marcovitz, Hal
PUBLISHER Mason Crest Publishers (02/01/2002)
PRODUCT TYPE Hardcover (Library Binding)

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In 1929, a young guitar player and innovator names Les Paul developed one of the first electric guitars. Within a few decades, this invention would touch off a musical revolution; rock 'n' roll, a uniquely American music form. Rock 'n' roll has always remained the voice of young people.
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ISBN-13: 9781590840368
ISBN-10: 1590840364
Binding: Hardback or Cased Book (Library Binding)
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 48
Carton Quantity: 0
Product Dimensions: 6.82 x 0.39 x 9.30 inches
Weight: 0.69 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Ikids, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
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BISAC Categories
Juvenile Nonfiction | Music - Rock
Grade Level: 4th Grade - 7th Grade
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.4
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Guided Reading Level: Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal: 781.660
Library of Congress Control Number: 2002009585
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The United States owes its identity as a nation to great events in history, and the most remarkable American symbols are rooted in these events. In easy-to-read language, the books in the American Symbols and Their Meanings series tell the stories of the symbols that are most important in American history.
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In 1929, a young guitar player and innovator names Les Paul developed one of the first electric guitars. Within a few decades, this invention would touch off a musical revolution; rock 'n' roll, a uniquely American music form. Rock 'n' roll has always remained the voice of young people.
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Author: Marcovitz, Hal
Marcovitz is a Pennsylvania journalist. His other topics in the Gallup Youth Survey series include sex, suicide, and race.
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Introduction by: Moreno, Barry
One of the nation's leading authorities on the subject, author Barry Moreno has worked in the Museum Services Division at Ellis Island for more than a decade. He is the author of The Statue of Liberty Encyclopedia and Italian Americans and is currently writing The Encyclopedia of Ellis Island.
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