Keep Your Eye on the Kid: The Early Years of Buster Keaton

By Catherine Brighton

Book Overview

FAMOUS AT FOUR Four-year-old Buster Keaton became one of the best-known comedians of his age and inches when his father threw him across a vaudeville stage, shouting "Keep your eye on the kid " The crowd roared as he easily landed on his feet and instantly became a star. As Buster grew, he set his sights on the budding world of Hollywood and went on to become one of America's most beloved silent-film stars. Airy detailed illustrations evoke small-town USA in the early 20th century. Told in Buster's voice, this captivating biography introduces young readers to a boy who became an American icon and changed the face of comedy and the film world forever.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 159643158X
• ISBN13: 9781596431584
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
• Length: 28 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.1" x 9.8"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 3