Who Was Pete Seeger? (Who was?)

By: Noel Maccarry and Stephen Marchesi

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Synopsis: Pete Seeger was an American folk musician and social activist whose outspoken songs about freedom and justice got him blacklisted from radio and TV for years.Pete Seeger was still singing and playing the banjo for tens of thousands of fans even when he was at the age of ninety-four. Born in New York City on May 3, 1919, Pete came from a family of musicians. Despite writing and singing folk songs that all of America knows, not many kids know his name. Why? Because his ties to the Communist Party got him banned from radio and television for many years! Well-known for his civil rights activism with Martin Luther King Jr., Seeger also spearheaded efforts that cleaned up the Hudson River and made it beautiful again. His best-known songs include "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?", "If I Had a Hammer" and "Turn, Turn, Turn."In this easy-to-read biography from the New York Times best-selling series, Pete Seeger is revealed as not just a performer but as a champion for a better world and the eighty illustrations contained in the book help bring his story to life.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781524785192
Related ISBNs:: 9780448484754
Publisher:: Penguin Young Readers Group
Date of Addition:: 06/06/17
Copyrighted By:: Noel Maccarry, Stephen Marchesi
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Children's Books, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Music
Grade Levels:: Third grade, Fourth grade, Fifth grade, Sixth grade, Seventh grade
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.

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