Book Detail

Sebastian: A Book About Bach

Publication Information
Author:  Winter, Jeanette Illustrator:  Winter, Jeanette
Title:  Sebastian: A Book About Bach Date:  1999
Publisher:  Harcourt City:  San Diego, CA
ISBN, paperback:  0-15-200629-X ISBN, hardback:  

Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes ESOL:  
Family:   Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:   Yes

General Information:
Book Type(s):    biography and autobiography, reference, true story

HSE Descriptor(s):    language arts - reading

Summary:
This simple biography tells the story of the great composer, Johann Sebastian Bach. Some readers thought that the illustrations were childish though the content was not.

Teaching Ideas:
Students can find more information about Bach on the Internet. They might want to compare his life with musicians today. They might also enjoy listening to an audiotape of some of the music Bach composed.

Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
bullet History > time period > 18th Century
bullet Music
bullet Music > musicians
bullet Work > careers
bullet Music > musicians > Bach, Johann Sebastian


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