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Little People, Big Dreams: Elton John

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內容簡介 小人物，大夢想—艾爾頓強艾爾頓·強在小時候即展現絕佳的聽力和記憶力，他可以在聽完曲子後，立刻在鋼琴上彈出來，因此彈琴也成為父母吵架時他隱身的避風港。之後，他就讀皇家藝術學院，他發現音樂不僅是自己紓壓的來源，更擁有聚集人群的魔力。他開始譜曲、創作，與樂團合作。有一天他看了求才廣告，決定前往唱片公司試鏡，開啟他和寫詞好手伯尼·陶平的合作，被譽為是英國流行音樂的天才組合， 至今合作超過30張專輯。除了音樂的成就之外，艾爾頓強令人眼睛為之一亮的還有他炫目的服裝造型，使他成為無可匹敵、獨樹一格的音樂家。本書收錄許多成長小故事、照片，也包含簡要的人物時間表。In this momentous 50th book in the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Elton John, the piano wizard who rocketed to stardom with his music.As a child, Elton started playing his grandmother's piano in Harrow, London. He could pick tunes out by ear and was soon attending lessons at the Royal Academy. After answering an advertisement in a newspaper, Elton teamed up with a lyric-writing buddy: Bernie Taupin. The rest was history. Elton's songwriting talent, musical skill, and dazzling outfits have made him one of the all-time greats. This moving book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the musician's life.Little People, BIG DREAMS is a best-selling series of books and educational games that explore the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream.This empowering series offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardcover versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. Boxed gift sets allow you to collect a selection of the books by theme. Paper dolls, learning cards, matching games, and other fun learning tools provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children.Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!"

作者介紹

作者介紹 Maria Isabel Sánchez VegaraMaria Isabel Sánchez Vegara, born in Barcelona, Spain, is a writer and creative director in constant search of new concepts for children's books and the author of the multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series of picture books that explore the lives of outstanding people. Working for more than fifteen years for clients in top advertising agencies, her books combine creativity with learning, aiming to establish a new and fresh relationship between children and pop culture. ​Sophie Beer Sophie Beer (née Blackhall-Cain) is an award-winning illustrator author living in Brisbane, Australia. She completed a dual degree in Law and Creative Industries with distinction at Queensland University of Technology but found the whole law thing unutterably dull and now works primarily in children's and editorial illustration. Revelling in colour, shape and texture, she lives by one simple rule: art should never be boring. When she's not illustrating and writing, she thinks a lot about plants, animals, music and books.

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