{"product_id":"listen-how-evelyn-glennie-a-deaf-girl-changed-percussion","title":"Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion","description":"\u003cb\u003e* Schneider Family Book Award Winner * \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA gorgeous and empowering picture book biography about Evelyn Glennie, a deaf woman, who became the first full-time solo percussionist in the world. A robust author's note brings further detail and highlights Evelyn's own voice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"No. You can't,\" people said.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBut Evelyn knew she could. She had found her own way to listen.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the moment Evelyn Glennie heard her first note, music held her heart. She played the piano by ear at age eight, and the clarinet by age ten. But soon, the nerves in her ears began to deteriorate, 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 \u003ci\u003efeel\u003c\/i\u003e resonate through her body as if she, herself, were a drum. And the music she created was extraordinary. Evelyn Glennie had learned how to listen in a new way. And soon, the world was listening too. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Radiant.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Perfect for elementary school readers . . . Excellent.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSLJ\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Beautiful.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eA Mighty Girl \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Lyrical . . . Expressive.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An intriguing, loving biography.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Engaging [and] vibrant.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Fantastic.\" \u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eBook Riot\u003cbr\u003e\"I strongly recommend it.\" --\u003ci\u003eTime for Kids\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 0593109694\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9780593109694\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Stocker, Shannon, Holzwarth, Devon\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Dial Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Dial Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover (Apr 2022)","offer_id":46081614086341,"sku":"9780593109694","price":18.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9780593109694.jpg?v=1776047605","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/listen-how-evelyn-glennie-a-deaf-girl-changed-percussion","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}