Guitar Genius: How Les Paul Engineered the Solid-Body Electric Guitar and Rocked the World cover

Guitar Genius: How Les Paul Engineered the Solid-Body Electric Guitar and Rocked the World

Author: Tomsic, Kim

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level 4.3
Points 0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction Nonfiction
Word Count 1843
Points per Word 0.000271
Page Count 48
Points per Page 0.010417

Description

This biography profiles the life of rock-and-roll legend Les Paul.

Quick Summary

Les Paul was a guitar-wielding inventor who built a revolutionary solid-body electric guitar in his garage and helped create the sound of rock and roll, proving that one creative kid could change music forever. Kids will love discovering how this musical mastermind experimented with recording techniques, played gigs as a child, and refused to give up on his dream even when people told him his ideas were crazy. If your kid loves books about inventors and dreamers who change the world, they will absolutely devour this rock and roll biography. This book is perfect for kids in grades 2-3 who are curious about music history and love stories about people who dared to be different.