Handel, Who Knew What He Liked: Candlewick Biographies

Author: M.T. Anderson and Kevin Hawkes Series: Candlewick Biographies

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The award-winning work is reissued as a Candlewick Picture Book Biography.

George Frideric Handel always knew what he liked. And he was never afraid to do what he liked — whether smuggling a clavichord into the attic, sneaking off at a duke’s castle to play the organ, ordering forty-five pounds of snow to chill his wine, or writing operas that no one wanted to hear. Even in his darkest hour, when it seemed everyone and everything were against him, Handel stayed true to himself. And because he did, he has become one of the best-loved composers in the world. In this absorbing biography, M. T. Anderson’s narrative and Kevin Hawkes’s stunning art illuminate the life and legacy of a musical visionary.
Back matter includes a time line, discography, author’s note, sources, and an index.

About the Author

M.T. Anderson is the author of a number of celebrated books including the Pals in Peril series, as well as The "Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume 1, The Pox Party", which won the National Book Award and a Printz Honor, "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves", which also won a Printz Honor, and "Feed", which was a finalist for the National Book Award, a "Boston Globe-Horn Book" Honor Book, and the winner of the "Los Angeles Times" Book Award for Young Adults.?Visit him at www.mt-anderson.com/delawar