Author: Molly Cone
Title: -Leonard Bernstein
Illustrator: - Robert Galster
Publisher: - Thomas Y. Crowell Company
Year: 1970
Format: -Hardcover
Genre: -Biography
Reading Level: - Independent Reader
Illustrator: - Robert Galster
Publisher: - Thomas Y. Crowell Company
Year: 1970
Format: -Hardcover
Genre: -Biography
Reading Level: - Independent Reader
Interest Level: - Early/Late Elementary
Topics: -History of music, goals in life, following what you want
Summary: - Leonard's dad really wants him to take over the family business when he grows up. But he never was happy doing that he loved music. He was a great student in high school and also when he went to college at Harvard University. After that he knew he wanted to be a musician. He went through a lot of training and one day got his fathers approval and ended up being a famous composer who would also play the piano.
Extension Activities: -
Write a biography about a partner that is chosen for you.
Have the students write a paper on a goal that they have in life.
