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The Beatles Couldn't Read Music
Written by Dan Gutman and Allison Steinfeld
Narrated by Torian Brackett and Ariana Delawari
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About this audiobook
The Beatles
John Lennon’s mom called him “Stinker” because he farted so much! Paul McCartney’s car was wrecked by chickens!
George Harrison once had his friend’s parent sign his bad report card! Ringo Starr’s grandma thought he was possessed by witches!
Wait! What?
Siblings Paige and Turner have collected the most unusual and surprising facts about these rock stars, from their childhoods and early days as musicians to the formation of the Beatles and their skyrocketing journey to become the greatest band in the world.
Narrated by the two spirited siblings, Wait! What? The Beatles Couldn’t Read Music? is an authoritative, accessible, and one-of-a-kind biography infused with Dan Gutman’s signature sense of humor.
John Lennon’s mom called him “Stinker” because he farted so much! Paul McCartney’s car was wrecked by chickens!
George Harrison once had his friend’s parent sign his bad report card! Ringo Starr’s grandma thought he was possessed by witches!
Wait! What?
Siblings Paige and Turner have collected the most unusual and surprising facts about these rock stars, from their childhoods and early days as musicians to the formation of the Beatles and their skyrocketing journey to become the greatest band in the world.
Narrated by the two spirited siblings, Wait! What? The Beatles Couldn’t Read Music? is an authoritative, accessible, and one-of-a-kind biography infused with Dan Gutman’s signature sense of humor.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
Release dateJan 9, 2024
ISBN9798891780873
Author
Dan Gutman
Dan Gutman is the New York Times bestselling author of the Genius Files series; the Baseball Card Adventure series, which has sold more than 2 million copies around the world; and the My Weird School series, which has sold more than 37 million copies. Thanks to his many fans who voted in their classrooms, Dan has received nineteen state book awards and ninety-two state book award nominations. He lives in New York City with his wife. You can visit him online at dangutman.com.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5
Feb 23, 2024
First sentence: Most teachers don't really want you to know anything about the Beatles! They want you to know about Abraham Lincoln and educational stuff like that.
Premise/plot: This is a "nonfiction" book. The framework is fiction, a fictional brother and sister duo battle it out to see who knows more about the Beatles. The information they're sharing is factual and nonfiction.
The book talks about the band, The Beatles. It talks about the four members of the band, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Each Beatle gets his own personal biographical chapter. Other chapters talk more about the band as a whole--chronicling the timeline of the band.
My thoughts: Did I learn anything new? No. Is that surprising? Not really if you KNOW me. I liked this one. I did. I was slightly annoyed by the fictional framework. However, I do appreciate that this one focused on the band AND the individuals within the band. I do think the Beatles are best introduced by their music. I know this is impossible to do in a book. Or perhaps not impossible, challenging enough, but the best way to get to know the Beatles is by....listening to the Beatles. Without that immediate connection to the music itself, I'm not sure how memorable or impactful or interesting or entertaining the book is.