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Woody Guthrie
Poet of the People
By Christensen, Bonnie
- ISBN
- 978-0-37581-113-5 978-0-37591-113-2
- Publisher
- Knopf
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 2001
PreS-Gr 4 An introductory biography in a picture-book format. The particulars of Guthrie's life unfold chronologically, starting with his birth in 1912. Readers learn of his young years in Oklahoma and the difficulties the family endured when his father lost his job, and his mother died. When he was 17, his father went to Texas, and Guthrie was left to fend for himself. He learned to play the guitar and began writing songs. He crisscrossed America several times, talking to workers al...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on January 1, 2002
Beginning with Guthrie's hardscrabble life in Oklahoma immediately preceding the Great Depression, Christensen traces his wanderings across the United States and the societal influences that informed his music. The words to all seven verses of "This Land Is Your Land," hand-lettered in an irregular script, border the text and unify the book, with page breaks interrupting stanzas and lines to make the song seem as pervasive as a dust storm. ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
