Kurt Cobain (Tdty) (They Died Too Young) [Library Binding]

Andrew Gracie (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1997 | Age Level: 9 and up | Series: They Died Too Young

Chronicles the brief career and mysterious suicide of the pioneer of grunge music.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Gr 5-8-These pithy books about celebrity musicians fail to provide any real sense of why the early deaths of any of these performers was such a tragedy. If there is any unifying theme, it is the focus in each case on the subject's drug use and self-destructive behavior. None of the artists come across as particularly sympathetic characters. Unclear grammar and changes in tense are typical of the quality of writing found throughout. The books lack any documentation or source notes, and contain numerous unattributed quotations. All three volumes are illustrated with occasional color photographs that are sometimes only tangentially relevant. These titles are too short to provide any real meat for students doing reports, and are not detailed enough to provide anything of interest to young fans.-Tim Wadham, Dallas Public Library, TX

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Library Binding: 48 pages
• Publisher: Chelsea House Publications (December 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0791046346
• ISBN-13: 978-0791046340
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,082,075 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #37 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > People, A-Z > ( C ) > Cobain, Kurt

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not a Very Good Book, October 14, 2006

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Hunter Thompson - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kurt Cobain (Tdty) (They Died Too Young) (Library Binding)

This book was terrible! It hardly provided any useful information or insight into Cobain's life. The book did not leave any opening for readers to form their own opinions about Cobain. According to this book, Cobain was just another self-destructive rock star who eventually committed suicide. Anyone who knows anything about Nirvana and Kurt Cobain would not enjoy this book. As for readers who are not familiar with Cobain, be cautious when reading. Some things in the book are not even backed by sources. There were nice color pictures, however they were of no relevance to the story.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It was a good summary of Cobain's life: not to involved, July 3, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Kurt Cobain (Tdty) (They Died Too Young) (Library Binding)

This book is a good read if what you are looking for is a quick look over of Cobain's life. I used it while researrching a school project, and I found that it was quite useful for telling the basic facts.

1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A CHILDREN'S book about Kurt Cobain?, December 15, 2001

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mst3k4evr (PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kurt Cobain (Tdty) (They Died Too Young) (Library Binding)

I never read this before. In fact, I never even knew that this existed... until now. Someone actually wrote a Kurt Cobain book for ELEMENTARY school kids?! Why?