In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Elvis, the King of Rock 'n' Roll. Elvis was born into poverty in North Mississippi, a place where opportunities were a rare thing to see. Still, he felt that someday, somehow, something amazing would happen . When he sang in a school talent show, he realized that singing was all he wanted to do with his life . He had just finished high school when he plucked up the courage and walked through the doors of Sun Studios, ready to record his first song. After this came hit after hit, and he popularized a new genre of music that mixed all kinds of different styles. That genre was Rock 'n' Roll, and it would take the world by storm! All the great artists that came after him still look up to little Elvis, the King of Rock 'n' Roll , the unique and irreplaceable artist who changed the course of music history. This inspiring book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back , including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the music legend’s life. Little People, BIG DREAMS is a best-selling biography series for kids that explores the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream. This empowering series of books offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardcover and paperback versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. With rewritten text for older children, the treasuries each bring together a multitude of dreamers in a single volume. You can also collect a selection of the books by theme in boxed gift sets . Activity books and a journal provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children.   Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS! K-Gr 3-This title in the "Little People, Big Dreams" series offers an introduction to Elvis Presley, attempting to address questions of race in the history of rock and roll. The book opens with Presley's modest upbringing in rural Mississippi and continues on to his discovery of a love of music as an adolescent in Memphis, building to his music and film careers. Albero's illustrations follow the series format: they are simple and clean with mostly full-color spreads. Sanchez-Vegara emphasizes Presley's appreciation for both the country music of his (white) childhood and the blues music of his (Black) neighbors, and how he melded the two. However, despite a general statement that "at that time, his country had unfair rules that separated people by the color of their skin," racial terms are never made explicit, and a blatant "color-blind" theme pervades the book-"for Elvis, music had no color." This simplified approach to racism for a young audiences greatly waters down the topic. VERDICT While this book serves as an informative introduction to the life of Presley and the legacy of his music, educators seeking a more complex exploration of his relationship to race can provide young readers with Elvis by Bonnie Christensen.-Clara Hendricksα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. “The king of rock ‘n’ roll joins the Little People, BIG DREAMS series, publishing to coincide with the new Baz Luhrmann film “Elvis”.”  ― The Bookseller "...an informative introduction to the life of Presley and the legacy of his music[.]" ― School Library Journal Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara , born in Barcelona, Spain, is a writer and creative director in constant search of new concepts for children’s books. In 2014, she created a book for her two twin nieces for their birthday, which shortly thereafter became the first book in the Little People, BIG DREAMS series. This multimillion-copy bestselling series of picture books explores the lives of outstanding people. From Mahatma Gandhi to Aretha Franklin, to Prince, Sánchez Vegara researches complex careers and makes them accessible to young children, with her unique and mindful style of writing. She works with a diverse team of illustrators to make each book lively, eye-catching and motivating. Working for more than fifteen years for clients in top advertising agencies, her books combine creativity with learning, aiming to establish a new and fresh relationship between children and pop culture. ​ Ana Albero was born in Alicante, Spain. She studied Visual Communication at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs in Paris, and illustration at the University of the Arts Berlin. She is now based in Berlin, where she works primarily in graphite and colored pencil creating vibrant textured imag