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Author:

Tomsic, Kim, author.

Title:

Guitar genius : how Les Paul engineered the solid-body electric guitar and rocked the world / by Kim Tomsic ; illustrated by Brett Helquist.

Publisher:

Chronicle Books,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 29 cm

Subject:

Paul, Les--Juvenile literature.
Paul, Les.
Paul, Les.
Guitarists--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Inventors--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Guitarists.
Inventors.
United States.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / General.
Guitarists.
Inventors.
Biographies.
Picture books.
Biography.
Juvenile works.

Other Authors:

Helquist, Brett, illustrator.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Summary:

This is the story of how Les Paul created the world's first solid- body electric guitar, countless other inventions that changed modern music, and one truly epic career in rock and roll. How to make a microphone? A broomstick, a cinderblock, a telephone, a radio. How to make an electric guitar? A record player's arm, a speaker, some tape. How to make a legendary inventor? A few tools, a lot of curiosity, and an endless faith in what is possible. Featuring richly detailed, dynamic illustrations by Brett Helquist, this unforgettable biography will resonate with inventive readers young and old.

ISBN:

145215919X
9781452159195

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1004957338

LCCN:

2017045870

Locations:

RZPE145 -- Carroll Public Library (Carroll)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

YTPG232 -- Clinton Public Library (Clinton)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

SBPB074 -- Dunkerton Public Library (Dunkerton)

SIPD314 -- James Kennedy Public Library (Dyersville)

CMPE792 -- Drake Community Library (Grinnell)

DMPC403 -- Montgomery Memorial Library (Jewell)

ZNPA437 -- Mondamin Public Library (Mondamin)

GMPD771 -- Pleasant Hill Public Library (Pleasant Hill)

HRPE845 -- Sioux Center Public Library (Sioux Center)

WSPF215 -- Spencer Public Library (Spencer)

WHPE115 -- Storm Lake Public Library (Storm Lake)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

CIPB482 -- Victor Public Library (Victor)

SMPE094 -- Waverly Public Library (Waverly)