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Gr 3–5—Even those who aren't fans of musician Johnny Cash will appreciate the beauty of this biographical picture book. Written in free verse, with colorful, realistic illustrations done in oil, this title poignantly portrays the powerful influences of poverty, religion, family, and music on Cash's life. When Cash was too young to work in the cotton fields, his father bought him a radio to keep him company. The boy could never turn it off, learning h...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Neri and Ford tell the life-story of the legendary country singer through a series of free-verse poems and expansive large-format oil paintings. In Cash's early days, he was called J. R., and his family "was close to ruin, / forced to flee / southern Arkansas / before the desperate winds / of the Great Depression / turned them all / to dust." Too young to work the cotton fields with his family, J. R. listened to the radio and felt...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Free-verse poems and expansive large-format oil paintings tell the life story of the legendary country singer. In Cash's early ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More