Electric Angel |
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Author:
| Mortimer, Nanci |
Illustrator:
| Wells, Della |
ISBN: | 978-0-9882891-8-5 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2016 |
Publisher: | Wooden Nickel Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $15.00 |
Book Description:
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A young girl and her parents travel from Chicago's Uptown neighborhood to see the Grant Park Orchestra. "It's gonna be ee--lec--tric!" Daddy says. The family rides the 'L' train--what mama calls "the poor people's taxi," on the redline to downtown Millennium Park. The girl is captivated by a man on the 'L' platform playing the Blues, and later by the violin soloist on stage playing a concerto. On the train ride home, she falls asleep on her mama's lap and dreams of adding her own music...
More DescriptionA young girl and her parents travel from Chicago's Uptown neighborhood to see the Grant Park Orchestra. "It's gonna be ee--lec--tric!" Daddy says. The family rides the 'L' train--what mama calls "the poor people's taxi," on the redline to downtown Millennium Park. The girl is captivated by a man on the 'L' platform playing the Blues, and later by the violin soloist on stage playing a concerto. On the train ride home, she falls asleep on her mama's lap and dreams of adding her own music to the "City of the Big Shoulders."