NEW- The Beatles Biography Little Golden Book

Publisher: Golden Books (November 7, 2023)

Language: English

Hardcover: 24 pages

ISBN-10: 059364512X

ISBN-13: 978-0593645123

Reading age: 4 - 8 years

Grade level: Preschool - 3

Item Weight: 112 grams

Dimensions: 20 cm x 0.5 cm x 16 cm

The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960, widely regarded as the most influential music group of all time. With their lineup of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, they became the best-selling music act in history, with estimated sales of 600 million units worldwide.

The group's innovative music and cultural impact helped define the 1960s and their influence on popular culture is unparalleled. The Beatles built their reputation playing clubs in Liverpool and Hamburg over a three-year period from 1960. Manager Brian Epstein molded them into a professional act, and producer George Martin guided and developed their recordings, greatly expanding their domestic success after signing to EMI Records and achieving their first hit, "Love Me Do," in late 1962.

As their popularity grew into the intense fan frenzy known as "Beatlemania," the band acquired the nickname "the Fab Four." From 1965 onwards, they produced what many consider their finest material, including the innovative and widely influential albums Rubber Soul (1965), Revolver (1966), Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), The Beatles (1968), and Abbey Road (1969).

The Beatles broke up in 1970, and each member went on to successful solo careers. John Lennon was shot and killed in 1980, and George Harrison died of lung cancer in 2001. Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr remain musically active, continuing to preserve the legacy of one of the most celebrated and musically influential bands in the history of popular music.

Inspirational Story: Learn how four ordinary boys from Liverpool became the most famous band in the world and changed music forever.

Beautiful Illustrations: Colorful, engaging artwork depicting The Beatles' journey from their early days to worldwide fame.

Educational Value: An age-appropriate introduction to music history and the cultural impact of The Beatles.

Multigenerational Appeal: Parents and grandparents who grew up with The Beatles can share their love of the music with a new generation.

Classic Format: The iconic Little Golden Book design with its distinctive gold spine and high-quality hardcover binding.

When Little Golden Books were first published in 1942, high-quality books for children hadn't been available at a price most people could afford. Little Golden Books changed that! Priced at just 25 cents and sold where people shopped every day, they caused an instant sensation and were soon purchased by the hundreds of thousands.

Several of its illustrators later became influential within the children's book industry, including Corinne Malvern, Tibor Gergely, Gustaf Tenggren, Feodor Rojankovsky, Richard Scarry, Eloise Wilkin, and Garth Williams.

Many books in the Little Golden Books series deal with nature, science, Bible stories, nursery rhymes, and fairy tales. Christmas titles are published every year.

Some Little Golden Books and related products have featured popular characters from other media, such as Disney, Looney Tunes, The Muppets, Sesame Street, Sonic the Hedgehog, Barbie, Power Rangers, Thomas the Tank Engine, and others.

Film and television and movie have been particularly popular. Over the years Hopalong Cassidy, Cheyenne, Lassie, Rin Tin Tin, Captain Kangaroo, Mister Rogers, and Donny and Marie Osmond have appeared in Little Golden Books. The line has also published occasional biographies; recent examples include Betty White, Dolly Parton and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

The series started with publishing firm Simon & Schuster; Western Printing and Lithographing Company in Racine, Wisconsin was Simon & Schuster's partner in the Little Golden Books venture, with Western handling print operations. Ownership and control of the series have changed several times since; today, Penguin Random House is its current publisher.

Despite the changes of detail that occurred over the years, the Little Golden Books maintains a distinctive appearance. A copy of The Poky Little Puppy bought today is essentially the same as one printed in 1942. Both are readily recognizable as Little Golden Books. At the time of the series' golden anniversary in 1992, Golden Books claimed that a billion and a half Little Golden Books had been sold.

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