Showing results for "Blue" in Biographies

In 1847 an eighteen-year-old immigrant arrived in New York. He had little in his pockets and no knowledge of English. However, by 1874, people throughout the United States knew him as the man who made blue jeans with copper rivets. Even now Levi Strauss's name lives on as a mark of quality and style. In Mr. Blue Jeans, Maryann N. Weidt presents the history of this hardworking man, as he struggles through long, grueling days as a peddler and challenging times as a young businessman.

An experienced Iditarod racer, Gary Paulsen brings his love of the sport to readers on a personal level in this intimate essay about the life of a litter of pups born to pull sleds across the snowy frontier - and the marvel he experiences as he watches them grow and learn.

Mit "Rhapsody in Blue" hat der auf Musicals spezialisierte amerikanische Komponist George Gershwin 1924 etwas ganz Neues geschaffen, bei dem spielerisch Blues, Jazz und klassische Musik ineinanderfließen. Die Musikwelt ist begeistert. Das Leben von George Gershwin und seiner Familie im New Yorker Stadtteil Brooklyn und die schillernde Entstehungsgeschichte seiner "Rhapsody in Blue" wird hier erstmals für Kinder erzählt und lässt uns in den musikalischen Schmelztiegel der 1920er Jahre ereignisreich eintauchen.

"Honest Abe", "The Great Emancipator", "The Martyr": Abraham Lincoln was perhaps America's greatest president. He is also deeply beloved by many, who are inspired by Lincoln's unwavering sense of justice and willingness to fight for his beliefs.

Young listeners will marvel at Lincoln's path to greatness, from his humble beginnings as a poor Illinois rail splitter up through his election as America's 16th president, and into the dark days of the Civil War - leading to his tragic assassination.

Featuring artists ranging from Miles Davis to Kendrick Lamar, dive into this stunningly illustrated celebration of the history of Black music in America by the award-winning author of The Undefeated. Listen to the sound of survival, courage, and democracy—the soundtrack of America. Hear Billie...