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Michael Jackson: Ultimate Music Legend
Michael Jackson's journey to fame began in 1966 at age eight, when he started singing with his brothers in the Jackson 5. In the early 1970s, he launched a solo career, accumulating a dozen number-one singles. His record-breaking album, Thriller, has sold an estimated 110 million copies worldwide. He won seventeen Grammy awards and was introduced into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice. In 2009, people of all ages mourned Michael's sudden death. Adored for his music, dancing, and performing―and known for his highly publicized personal life―Michael Jackson remains the ultimate music legend.
48 pages, Library Binding
First published January 1, 2010
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About the author
Katherine E. Krohn
46 books9 followersKatherine Elizabeth Krohn is an American author.
Born in Bitburg, Germany to American-born parents. Krohn is a prolific writer of books for children and young adults. Writing for young reader's series such as USA Today Lifeline Biographies and A&E Biography (published by Lerner Publishing Group), her works include many well-reviewed titles, such as the Carter G. Woodson Honor Book Ella Fitzgerald: First Lady of Song, and the Oregon Book Award contender Women of the Wild West. In recent years, Krohn ventured from the biographical format to create graphic science and graphic history titles for Capstone Press and Gale Cengage Learning. She has authored metaphysical titles about fortune-telling and ghosts, fiction, and books about contemporary social issues.
Krohn lives in Eugene, Oregon.
Born in Bitburg, Germany to American-born parents. Krohn is a prolific writer of books for children and young adults. Writing for young reader's series such as USA Today Lifeline Biographies and A&E Biography (published by Lerner Publishing Group), her works include many well-reviewed titles, such as the Carter G. Woodson Honor Book Ella Fitzgerald: First Lady of Song, and the Oregon Book Award contender Women of the Wild West. In recent years, Krohn ventured from the biographical format to create graphic science and graphic history titles for Capstone Press and Gale Cengage Learning. She has authored metaphysical titles about fortune-telling and ghosts, fiction, and books about contemporary social issues.
Krohn lives in Eugene, Oregon.
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June 19, 2020
I learned a lot of stuff reading this bio. For example: I knew Michael invented the "Moonwalk" but he also invented the "Robot". How cool!! He did many amazing things through his career and his life was tragically cut short.
January 13, 2015
This was an informative look into the King of Pop’s life from childhood until death. Katherine Krohn detailed the highs and lows of Michael Jackson’s life in a tasteful way for young readers. The layout is done nicely with several photographs, easy to follow text, a timeline, and information for further reading or additional material.
September 11, 2023
The man got a lot of love. And then a lot of hate.
December 11, 2015
Summary: "Michael Jackson: Ultimate Music Legend” details the life and career of the famous musician Michael Jackson. Starting with Michael as a boy, the book’s narrator explains how Michael and his brothers found success as the Jackson 5, how Michael later became a worldwide superstar as a solo artist, the humanitarian efforts he spurred, his struggles with the public and media, and his eventual death in 2009.
Characteristics That Support the Genre: This biographical book provides an extensive amount of factual detail about Michael Jackson’s life and career.
Mentor Writing Traits: (1) Voice – The narrator of the book expresses excitement, admiration, and sadness for the events of Michael’s life. The author makes it clear that this is a meaningful topic for them. (2) Organization – The book explores many aspects of Michael’s life, and organizes the ideas in chapters chronologically through the years. (3) Presentation – In addition to the well-organized text, the book includes many pictures with captions as well as a timeline of his life.
Classroom Integration: This biography would represent a great book to use for a fun read aloud, especially considering the specific vocabulary words discussed in the novel that could be shared with the students. It could also provide a mentor text to illustrate for the students what details and structure are present in a biography, which they could use to guide their own biographical work.
Other Suggestions: I would suggest this book as being appropriate for readers in approximately fifth grade. As an additional idea for integration in the classroom, this book could be used to spur conversation about the pros and cons of being famous.
Characteristics That Support the Genre: This biographical book provides an extensive amount of factual detail about Michael Jackson’s life and career.
Mentor Writing Traits: (1) Voice – The narrator of the book expresses excitement, admiration, and sadness for the events of Michael’s life. The author makes it clear that this is a meaningful topic for them. (2) Organization – The book explores many aspects of Michael’s life, and organizes the ideas in chapters chronologically through the years. (3) Presentation – In addition to the well-organized text, the book includes many pictures with captions as well as a timeline of his life.
Classroom Integration: This biography would represent a great book to use for a fun read aloud, especially considering the specific vocabulary words discussed in the novel that could be shared with the students. It could also provide a mentor text to illustrate for the students what details and structure are present in a biography, which they could use to guide their own biographical work.
Other Suggestions: I would suggest this book as being appropriate for readers in approximately fifth grade. As an additional idea for integration in the classroom, this book could be used to spur conversation about the pros and cons of being famous.
July 9, 2013
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews