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This lyrical, loving picture book from popular singer-songwriter Laura Veirs and debut illustrator Tatyana Fazlalizadeh tells the story of the determined, gifted, daring Elizabeth Cotten—one of the most celebrated American folk musicians of all time.

Elizabeth Cotten was only a little girl when she picked up a guitar for the first time. It wasn''t hers (it was her big brother''s), and it wasn''t strung right for her (she was left-handed). But she flipped that guitar upside down and backwards and taught herself how to play it anyway. By age eleven, she''d written Freight Train, one of the most famous folk songs of the twentieth century. And by the end of her life, people everywhere—from the sunny beaches of California to the rolling hills of England—knew her music.

A Junior Library Guild selection

★ The message of never giving up on a dream, no matter the circumstances, will resonate deeply with readers—purchase for all pictu

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      Publisher Abrams & Chronicle
      Imprint Chronicle Books
      Published 16 January 2018
      ISBN-13 9781452148571
      978-1452148571
      ISBN-10 1452148570

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This lyrical, loving picture book from popular singer-songwriter Laura Veirs and debut illustrator Tatyana Fazlalizadeh tells the story of the determined, gifted, daring Elizabeth Cotten—one of the most celebrated American folk musicians of all time.

      Elizabeth Cotten was only a little girl when she picked up a guitar for the first time. It wasn''t hers (it was her big brother''s), and it wasn''t strung right for her (she was left-handed). But she flipped that guitar upside down and backwards and taught herself how to play it anyway. By age eleven, she''d written Freight Train, one of the most famous folk songs of the twentieth century. And by the end of her life, people everywhere—from the sunny beaches of California to the rolling hills of England—knew her music.

      A Junior Library Guild selection

      ★ The message of never giving up on a dream, no matter the circumstances, will resonate deeply with readers—purchase for all pictu

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