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Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
Contributor(s): McDonough, Yona Zeldis (Author), Who Hq (Author), Robbins, Carrie (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 0448431041 ISBN-13: 9780448431048
Publisher: Penguin Workshop

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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 2003
Annotation: This biography charts the musician's extraordinary career and personal life while painting a cultural history of 18th-century Europe. Black-and-white illustrations explore the history of opera and the evolution of musical instruments. Includes a timeline and a bibliography.

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BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Music
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Music - Classical

Dewey: B

LCCN: 2002151261

Age Level: 8-11

Grade Level: 3-6

Lexile Measure: 790(Not Available)

Guided Reading: N (Grade 3)

Series: Who Was...?

Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.2" W x 7.5" L (0.25 lbs) 112 pages

Themes:
- Theometrics - Secular
- Chronological Period - 18th Century

Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product, Table of Contents

Review Citations: Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2003 pg. 465 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2003 pg. 465 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 70026
Reading Level: 5.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0

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Publisher Description:
Born in Austria in 1756, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed his first piece of music, a minuet, when he was just five years old Soon after, he was performing for kings and emperors. Although he died at the young age of thirty-five, Mozart left a legacy of more than 600 works. This fascinating biography charts the musician's extraordinary career and personal life while painting a vivid cultural history of eighteenth-century Europe. Black-and-white illustrations on every spread explore such topics as the history of opera and the evolution of musical instruments. There is also a timeline and a bibliography.

Illustrated by Carrie Robbins.
Cover illustration by Nancy Harrison.

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