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Description
This book is a biography of the musician, born Charles Hardin Holley during the Depression in Texas, who pioneered a new kind of music.
Quick Summary
Buddy Holly's short but blazing career bursts off the pages in a toe-tapping, guitar-driven narrative that shows how a kid from Texas changed music forever. Readers get to see the teenage rock-and-roll experiments, the crazy stage antics, and The Way to Treasure Island Buddy turned a simple song into a cultural earthquake that still shakes today's playlists. If your kid loves the toe-tapping, picture-book biographies in the Little People, Big Dreams series, such as the one about Elvis, they'll be blown away by Buddy's story. Ideal for kids ages 5 to 8 or in kindergarten through second grade, this quick read packs a big musical punch in just under a thousand words.