Blue Grass Boy: The Story of Bill Monroe, Father of Bluegrass Music

by Barb Rosenstock

Book Overview

Learn about the creation of the unique American music called bluegrass through the story of Bill Monroe.

Bill Monroe loved many things: playing music, his big family, and his home in the bluegrass state of Kentucky. Even though his eyes were crossed and didn't work right, Bill's ears worked hard, picking out all sorts of sounds around his treasured home: rushing streams, wailing winds, and sundown jamborees with his family. Through...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1629794392
• ISBN13: 9781629794396
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Calkins Creek Books
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.3" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5