God Bless America - A Story of an Immigrant Named Irving Berlin

God Bless America - A Story of an Immigrant Named Irving Berlin
    Code: GODBL103
    Add to Wish List
    Quantity in Basket: None
    Shipping Weight: 0.40
    ISBN: 9781368015769
    Author: Adah Nuchi
    Format: Hardcover
    Publisher: Disney
    Ages: 4 to 8
    Size: 10¼ X 8¼
    Total Pages: 40
    List Price: $18.99
    Your Price: $9.49
    Savings: $9.50 (50%)
    IN STOCK
    Quantity:
    An Inspiring Portrait of an Immigrant and the Gift He Gave His New Home: The Song God Bless America

    Persecuted as Jews, Izzy Baline and his family emigrated from Russia to New York, where he fell in love with his new country. He heard music everywhere and was full to bursting with his own. Izzy’s thump-two-three, ting-a-ling, whee tunes soon brought him acclaim as the sought-after songwriter Irving Berlin. He ignited the imaginations of fellow countrymen and women with his Broadway and Hollywood numbers, crafting tunes that have become classics we still sing today.

    But when darker times came and the nation went to war, it was time for Irving to compose a new kind of song:

    A boom-rah-rah song.

    A big brass belter.

    A loud heart-melter.

    A song for America.

    And so “God Bless America” was born, the heart swelling standard that Americans have returned to again and again after its 1918 composition.

    This is the tale of how a former refugee gave America one of its most celebrated patriotic songs. With stirring, rhythmic text by Adah Nuchi and delightful, energetic art by Rob Polivka, readers will be ready to hum along to this exuberant picturebook.