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Discrimination: Disability
Listen : How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion
By Shannon Stocker
Illustrators
Illustrated by Devon Holzwarth
Edition
By Shannon Stocker
Hardcover edition
Publisher Penguin Random House Imprint Dial ISBN9780593109694
Listen : How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion
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SKU
9780593109694J
A gorgeous and empowering picture book biography about Evelyn Glennie, a deaf woman, who became the first full-time solo percussionist in the world.
“No. You can’t,” people said.
But Evelyn knew she could. She only had to listen.
From the moment Evelyn Glennie heard her first note, music held her heart. She could play the piano by ear at age eight, the clarinet by age ten. But soon the nerves in her ears began to degenerate, and Evelyn was told that, as a deaf girl, she could never be a musician. What sounds Evelyn couldn’t hear with her ears, though, she could feel resonate through her body, as if she were a drum, and the music she created as a result was extraordinary. All she had to do was listen in a way that others didn’t. And soon, the world was listening too.
“No. You can’t,” people said.
But Evelyn knew she could. She only had to listen.
From the moment Evelyn Glennie heard her first note, music held her heart. She could play the piano by ear at age eight, the clarinet by age ten. But soon the nerves in her ears began to degenerate, and Evelyn was told that, as a deaf girl, she could never be a musician. What sounds Evelyn couldn’t hear with her ears, though, she could feel resonate through her body, as if she were a drum, and the music she created as a result was extraordinary. All she had to do was listen in a way that others didn’t. And soon, the world was listening too.
Author’s note. References. Full-color illustrations rendered in watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, and Procreate.
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