Presents the life of the talented violinist whose bout with polio left him disabled but still determined to pursue his love of music and the violin.
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Carol H. Behrman is the author of twenty seven books, fiction and non-fiction, for children and young adults, as well as seven writing texts used in schools throughout the U.S. snd Canada. She was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY and lived for many years in Sarasota, Florida and northern New Jersey, where she and her husband, Edward, raised three children. They presently reside in Tinton Falls, New Jersey.
Carol is a long-time teacher as well as an author. She taught for fifteen years at the Middle School in Glen Ridge New Jersey. She has also lectured and taught at New York University, Seton Hall University, Chautauqua Institute, and at many writers conferences including New Jersey Writer's Conference, Cape Cod Writer's Conference, and the Sarasota Reading Festival.
Carol began her writing career writing hundreds of short stories and articles in national periodicals. Her first book, "Catch a Dancing Star" was published in 1975 and since then, she has produced on the average of a book a year. Her most recent book was just released by Aerodale Press in April, 2011. "Freedom Passage" (ages 8 through high school) is an historical novel that takes place in 1963 during the turbulent civil rights struggle and includes thrilling episodes of time travel to pre-Civil War days.
Carol is a long-time teacher as well as an author. She taught for fifteen years at the Middle School in Glen Ridge New Jersey. She has also lectured and taught at New York University, Seton Hall University, Chautauqua Institute, and at many writers conferences including New Jersey Writer's Conference, Cape Cod Writer's Conference, and the Sarasota Reading Festival.
Carol began her writing career writing hundreds of short stories and articles in national periodicals. Her first book, "Catch a Dancing Star" was published in 1975 and since then, she has produced on the average of a book a year. Her most recent book was just released by Aerodale Press in April, 2011. "Freedom Passage" (ages 8 through high school) is an historical novel that takes place in 1963 during the turbulent civil rights struggle and includes thrilling episodes of time travel to pre-Civil War days.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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A wonderful, inspiring biography,
By childwrite "childwrite" (New Jersey) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Fiddler to the World: The Inspiring Life of Itzhak Perlman (Paperback)
This is a beautifully-written biography about a great artist whose disability did not prevent him from attaining great heights. The story of his life from his birth in Israel, his struggle with polio, his musical education in the U.S. and his subsequent enormous success both personally and professionally is told in a concise and interesting manner that is inspiring for adults as well as young people. The reader is also offered a fascinating glimpse into the world of classical music and the concert stage as well as an illuminating, illustrated chapter about the history and structure of violins. The only problem is that it is so difficult to obtain a copy of this book. The publisher should consider reissuing it in a new edition.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Fidler to the World,
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This review is from: Fiddler to the World: The Inspiring Life of Itzhak Perlman (Paperback)
I thought that the book was great. It did mention a lot his disability and how it makes him look clumsy sometimes but I think that that isn't the point of the book. The point is that it inspires young performers to go out there and fulfill their dreams and not let anything stand in their way.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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I enjoyed Fiddler to the World.,
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This review is from: Fiddler to the World: The Inspiring Life of Itzhak Perlman (Paperback)
Fiddler to the world was a great book, although I somestimes felt as though the author was trying to pity Itzhak. He dosen't mind his disability! In the book, she gave a lot of great information, from his parents, to his family.But what really got me is that she sometimes seemed to mention his disability just to get the story across. She would make references to how he must get on stage. That is okay, but the way she did it was questionable. She made it seem as though he was a klutz, which he is not!!!!! She did do a great job of conveying the sense that he really is a great person, no matter what. She treated him fairly, except for those few spots where she went on a pity heist.
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