Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion

by Shannon Stocker and Devon Holzwarth

Book Overview

* Schneider Family Book Award Winner *

A gorgeous and empowering picture book biography about Evelyn Glennie, a deaf woman, who became the first full-time solo percussionist in the world. (Cover may vary)

"No. You can't," people said.
But Evelyn knew she could. She had found her own way to listen.

From the moment Evelyn Glennie heard her first note, music held her heart. She played the piano by ear at age...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593109694
• ISBN13: 9780593109694
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Dial Books
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.2" x 10.7"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3