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Title details for Chris Brown by Saddleback Educational Publishing - Available

Chris Brown

by Saddleback Educational Publishing
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Themes: Hi-Lo, urban nonfiction, music, entrepreneur, Hip-Hop, celebrities, biographies. Bad-boy Chris Brown signed with Jive records at age fifteen. "I hope I can be the next Michael Jackson," Brown said. His first album was an instant top-ten hit. Grammy nominations brought him even more attention. Billboard named Chris 2008's Artist of the Year. He maintained a low profile after his assault of then-girlfriend, Rihanna. But now he's back on top. There's no doubt about it, today's students listen to an average of 2.5 hours of music every day. Guess what they are listening to? Hip-hop is mainstream, continually topping Billboard's Hot 100 charts. These Hi-Lo biographies engage striving readers from the very beginning with blinged-out covers, stunning four-color photographs, modern and graphic page design, and high-interest informational text. Biographies highlight the unique characteristics of each mega-rapper, including childhood struggles, personal style, rivalries, giving back, and more. Each 48-page book includes a timeline and glossary, with vocabulary words highlighted throughout.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Hip-Hop Biographies

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    February 19, 2015

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781612477275

    • PDF ebook

      • ISBN: 9781612476988
      • File size: 15157 KB

    • Open PDF ebook

      • ISBN: 9781612476988
      • File size: 15183 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 5.2
    • Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    • Text Difficulty: 4

  • Reviews

    • School Library Journal

      April 1, 2013

      Gr 6 Up-Geared toward hi/lo and reluctant readers, this series profiles several famous hip-hop and rap artists, providing information about their childhoods, struggles and achievements, and eventual stardom. While the subjects might be high-interest, the causal writing is generally stilted, with awkward sentence structure and transitions. In addition, many of the photos are of poor quality, and some even border on inappropriate (although, realistically, they are nothing worse than what readers might see on TV). The vocabulary sections in the back of each volume are not particular helpful. While this set highlights that these artists have overcome difficult circumstances and many of them give back to their communities, it also seems to glorify some of their violent backgrounds and/or illegal actions. For example, Chris Brown discusses the star's physical assault against his girlfriend, noting that, ."..many of Chris's fans supported him, especially young girls." Readers and music fans deserve quality literature about their heroes. Unfortunately, this series does not provide it.

      Copyright 2013 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Formats

  • OverDrive Read
  • PDF ebook
  • Open PDF ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:5.2
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:4

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