The Beatles - Hardcover

Granstrom, Brita

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1847804519 ISBN 13: 9781847804518

Publisher: Lincoln Children's Books, 2014

Synopsis

How did four cheeky lads from Liverpool - John, Paul, George and Ringo - become the greatest rock band in the world? Mick Manning and Brita Granstr?m tell the amazing story of The Beatles with captions and strip pictures for fans of all ages.
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The story begins. John Lennon's Liverpool childhood, his Auntie Mimi, his school band The Quarrymen; the developing friendships with Paul McCartney and George Harrison and the forming of The Beatles together with Stu Sutcliff and Pete Best. From amusing adventures in Hamburg to the arrival of manager Brian Epstein and record producer George Martin. Then Ringo Starr joins the group; fame and screaming fans; the famous tour to the USA; the making of the albums, key hit songs and early films. then the later years, with the gigantic Sgt Pepper album, their visit to India, the making of Magical Mystery Tour. Finally the break-up of the band and the new beginnings of solo careers for the Fab Four.

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About the Author

Mick Manning and Brita Granstrom have won many awards for their picture information books, including the Smarties Silver Award and the English Association Award. Their books for Frances Lincoln include The Beatles, Charles Dickens: Scenes from an Extraordinary Life, What Mr Darwin Saw, Tail-End Charlie, Taff in the WAAF, The Secrets of Stonehenge, Dino-Dinners, Woolly Mammoth, the Fly on the Wall series: Roman Fort, Viking Longship, Pharaoh's Egypt and Greek Hero, and Nature Adventures. They have four sons, and divide their time between the North of England and Brita's homeland of Sweden. Find out more about their books at www.mickandbrita.com.MICK MANNINGÿandÿBRITA GRANSTRÖMÿhave developed a unique approach to picture information books over the last 21 years. Sharingÿthe illustration between them and mixing words and pictures in inventive ways, they have won many awards, including the Smarties SilverÿAward, and are five-times winners of the English Association Award. Mick fell in love with wildlife on primary school nature walks many yearsÿago, and has an MA in Natural History Illustration from the Royal College of Art. Brita grew up on a farm, and has an MFA from Konstfack inÿStockholm. They spend a lot of their time having both Swedish and British Wild Adventures with their four children. Their other books for Frances Lincoln include:ÿThe Beatles;ÿCharles Dickens,ÿScenes from an Extraordinary Life;ÿWhatÿMr Darwin Saw;ÿTail-End Charlie;ÿTaff in the WAAF;ÿThe Secrets of Stonehenge;ÿWoolly Mammoth;ÿandÿtheÿFly on the Wallÿseries:ÿRomanÿFort, Viking Longship;ÿPharoah's Egypt;ÿGreek Hero.

From School Library Journal

Gr 3–5—This enchanting picture book presents a concise, child-friendly overview of the Beatles for those with little to no knowledge of the group, starting with a quick look at the four's childhood days and ending with their breakup in 1970. In an upbeat tone, Manning covers familiar ground, briefly discussing some of the four's most famous songs and providing bite-size synopses of watershed moments, while Granström affectionately re-creates iconic images of the group, such as their arrival in America and their legendary rooftop performance at Apple Records. Loose-lined, cartoonish illustrations full of speech bubbles add a comic-book tone, imbuing the work with a whimsical, lighthearted air. Sidebars interspersed throughout and a time line at the end provide some historical context. Manning glosses over events that would be inappropriate for younger readers (for example, the band's amphetamine-fueled, sex-soaked early experiences in Hamburg, Germany are cheerfully transformed into descriptions of the boys "dressing in leather and doing crazy things: screaming into their microphones, telling jokes and stomping their feet"), and many details, including marital transgressions and most of the conflict within the band, are left out entirely. The result is a portrait of the Fab Four as a fun-loving, goofy quartet—an image of which manager Brian Epstein himself (who was responsible for the group's more clean-cut initial look) would've approved. A charming introduction to a beloved pop group and its cultural and historical impact.—Mahnaz Dar, School Library Journal

About this edition

• Publisher: Lincoln Children's Books
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1847804519
• ISBN 13: 9781847804518
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 48
• Illustrator: Manning Mick