Turn it up! The newest addition to the nonfiction Eureka! series is a biography of guitars, an essential invention that gets people rocking.

With a timeline spanning from the first time someone strummed a string stretched across a hollow object to electric guitars that bring stadiums of people to their feet today, Guitar is a fun and informative look at the development of an invention that adds music to our lives.

This STEAM non-fiction title is part of the Eureka! series, with each book focusing on one ground-breaking, world-changing discovery that millions of people use every single day.

Guitar Reviews

Playing to younger audiences and broad enough to include riffs on the Mesopotamian oud, central Asian tanbur, and the nyatiti...Houran traces the guitar's development. Nods to inventors from Antonio de Torres Jurado to George Beauchamp as well as a labeled diagram of parts and a cutaway view of an acoustic body offer...specifics about how basic guitar design evolved. -Kirkus Reviews

Aimed at kids in early elementary grades, these brief titles trace the development of an object or concept through history, from very early examples to modern-day iterations...[B]oth books employ straightforward, accessible language and detailed illustrations that feature diverse casts of individuals enjoying the cited examples in addition to supporting technical descriptions...both titles do an effective job of introducing their subjects and encouraging kids' curiosity. -Booklist on Guitar and Wind Power

About Lori Haskins Houran

Lori Haskins Houran is a former editor and the author of more than fifty books for kids, including Next to You, Too Many Dogs, My Little Golden Book About George Washington, the Eureka! series, the Mouse Math series and several titles on the Kane Press backlist. Lori lives in Massachusetts with her family. Learn more about Lori at lorihaskinshouran.com.

Additional information

Sku

NGR9781635928211

ISBN 13

9781635928211

ISBN 10

1635928214

Title

Guitar by Lori Haskins Houran

Author

Lori Haskins Houran

Series

Eureka! The Biography of an Idea

Condition

New

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Astra Publishing House

Year published

2023-04-04

Number of pages

Prizes

N/A

Cover note

Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

Note

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