Frankie Liked to Sing
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- $10.99
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
Frankie Liked to Sing celebrates the life of Frank Sinatra, whose iconic voice changed popular music forever and influenced generations of listeners all over the world. From his early days in Hoboken, New Jersey, to making it big in New York City, Sinatra was determined to follow his dream of being a singer and moving people with his voice. And now, one hundred years after his birth, his legacy lives on with this spirited and loving tribute.
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Young Frank Sinatra wasn't like other kids in his Hoboken, N.J., neighborhood: his mother "liked to dress him up fancy" in suits, and he sang constantly in class, on the street, and while working. Inspired by seeing Bing Crosby perform, Sinatra took voice lessons, then began singing on the radio and recording. Seven gives a punchy overview of Sinatra's rise to fame ("His voice could make a big tough guy cry. And could make a little guy feel big enough to ask a girl to dance"), while Christy's illustrations have a light, flowing rhythm, as though echoing Sinatra's crooning. A substantial endnote supplies additional autobiographical information. Ages 4 8.
