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Keep Your Eye on the Kid
The Early Years of Buster Keaton
By Brighton, Catherine
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-1-59643-158-4
- Publisher
- Flash Point Roaring Brook
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 2008
Gr 3-5 More than 100 years ago, a small boy tumbled down the stairs and was picked up by Harry Houdini in what became a historic moment. "Gee, that was some buster the kid took!" The backstage baby was soon performing with his vaudeville parents and grew up to become a famous movie producer and performer. Keaton tells of his childhood fascination with movies. His father's d...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on May 1, 2008
When comedian Buster Keaton was a child performer in vaudeville, the audience preferred him not to smile, and his dad would whisper, "Face," to remind him to keep a serious expression no matter what the antic. In this picture-book biography, art imitates life through a deadpan text that outlines Buster's life from birth to his early days in Hollywood. "As for school, I went only one day. Miss What's-Her-...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
This picture book biography's deadpan text and masterfully varied comic-book design outline Keaton's life from birth through hi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
