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Children's Nonfiction Music

Magnificent Women in Music

by (author) Heather Ball

Publisher
Second Story Press
Initial publish date
Jan 2005
Category
Music
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781926739427
    Publish Date
    Jan 2005
    List Price
    $10.99
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781897187029
    Publish Date
    Oct 2005
    List Price
    $10.95

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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels

  • Age: 9 to 13
  • Grade: 4 to 8
  • Reading age: 9 to 12

Description

This book features a selection of politically-active, inspiring women who have made important contributions to music history. Their stories begin in the mid-18th Century with Maria Anna “Nannerl” Mozart, a gifted German composer whose abilities were obscured by the popularity of her younger brother Wolfgang. They end in present with popular female figures like Joni Mitchell, legendary Canadian singer/songwriter, and Vanessa Mae, a non-traditional violinist from Singapore.

About the author

Heather Ball is a professional writer and editor. She has written three other books in the Women’s Hall of Fame Series: Remarkable Women Writers, Magnificent Women in Music, and Great Women Leaders, which was named an American Library Association Amelia Bloomer Project Recommended Read for 2005. She is a graduate of the Humber School for Writers in Toronto, and in 2003 she was named Centennial College’s first-ever Writer of the Year. She lives and works in Toronto.

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