The Man who Invented the Electric Guitar: The Genius of Les Paul

Reviewed by: Ann Marie Townsend - South Berwick Public Library, South Berwick , Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: January 10, 2015

Review

A nonfiction book illustrated with photographs for grades 3-4 with a focus of how Les Paul became interested in music, who encouraged him, his music career and how he began inventing to create a sound he loved. Included are his successes as well as failure and how trial and error and a will to keep trying, finally resulted in an instrument he loved. He also experimented with using sound-on-sound and created a new sound with layers of sound. Many photographs are used, they are well placed and labeled. His family life is briefly mentioned, keeping the focus on his music, guitars and inventing. Very interesting and informative. Includes a Timeline, You Want to be an Inventor! Words to Know, Books, Internet Addresses and Index.

Note: On page 36 Typo storng should be strong, and the paragraph above that has "He came up with hear new ways of changing..." incorrect wording?

Overall Book Score: very good