Review: Miranda Lambert by Jim Gigliotti

MIRANDA LAMBERT

Amazing Americans

Country Music Stars

by Jim Gigliotti

Bearport Publishing

Picture Book

ages 3 and up

24 pages

Miranda Lambert is one of the most popular country artists of our time. In this fascinating introduction, young readers will learn how Miranda made it to the top of her profession--and continues to wow audiences with her incredible talent. Each 24-page book in this series of introductory biographies features controlled text with age-appropriate vocabulary and simple sentence construction. The narrative text, colorful design, and colorful photos will speak to even the most reluctant of readers.

MY TIDBITS

Fans of country music and especially Miranda Lambert gain an interesting glimpse into her background and are inspired to follow their own dreams.

Kids ages 4 to 7 who adore Miranda Lambert (or those who want to get to know more about her) will find exactly what they're looking for in these pages. The book starts out with a table of contents, which makes it easy to quickly find information even later on. The first two-page spread begins with energy and makes at exciting start to who Miranda is and the exciting moment she became well known. From there, the different stages of her life are explored, starting with her as a young girl and her family. The important moments of her career are highlighted, and at the end, a more personal view is taken as her other interest, such as barrel racing and her love for animals is hit upon. There's is a timeline on the last pages to make the high points of her life clear, and all of this is followed with a glossary, index and website address where the reader can learn even more.

Real life photos make every page bold and colorful. Miranda is presented in different settings, and with the photos, small bubbles with more interesting tidbits are thrown in. The text is very fitting to the age group and written in a way which grabs the reader and pulls them in...not dry in any way.

It's a great book for kids to learn more about a popular country singer and see how she went from a normal little girl to a star.

Country music's top stars are introduced in this new biography series for early readers. Children will learn all about the lives and achievements of these talented musicians who have reached super stardom. Each 24-page book in this 4-book series features controlled text with age-appropriate vocabulary and simple sentence construction. The narrative text, clean design, and colorful photos will speak to even the most reluctant of readers.

There are four titles in this series:
Miranda Lambert
Blake Shelton
Carrie Underwood
Luke Bryan

You can find out more about all of these here at Bearport Publishing!