• Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? (Who Was?)

Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
(Who Was?)

Author
Yona Zeldis McDonough
Illustrator
Carrie Robbins
Publication Date
April 28, 2003
Genre / Grade Band
Non-fiction /  4th − 5th
Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? (Who Was?)
Description

Born in Austria in 1756, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed his first piece of music, a minuet, when he was just five years old! Soon after, he was performing for kings and emperors. Although he died at the young age of thirty-five, Mozart left a legacy of more than 600 works. This fascinating biography charts the musician's extraordinary career and personal life while painting a vivid cultural history of eighteenth-century Europe. Black-and-white illustrations on every spread explore such topics as the history of opera and the evolution of musical instruments. There is also a timeline and a bibliography.

Illustrated by Carrie Robbins.

Cover illustration by Nancy Harrison.

Publication date
April 28, 2003
Classification
Non-fiction
Page Count
-
ISBN-13
9780448431048
Lexile Measure
790
Guided Reading Level
O
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Series
Who Was?
BISAC categories
JNF007040 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Music
JNF007020 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical
Library of Congress categories
Composers
Austria
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Yona Zeldis McDonough

Yona Zeldis McDonough is the author of many books for children, including Sisters in Strength, Anne Frank, and Louisa: The Life of Louisa May Alcott. Ms. McDonough lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Jennifer Thermes is the author and illustrator of When I Was Built and Sam Bennett's New Shoes, which was a Bank Street College Best Children's Book. Her books as illustrator include the middle-grade novel Maggie & Oliver and The Iciest, Diciest, Scariest Sled Ride Ever! Jennifer also creates illustrated maps for magazine and book publishing clients.

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