Star Singer

West Cathy

Description

Find out what a star singer really is - and discover the great star singers of the past. Learn what life is like as a star singer, and how to build a career as a singer. Then read the story 'The Star Singer' to discover how cruel showbiz can sometimes be. Glitz! Glamour! Drama! Delve into the fantastic world of the performing arts with this book from the Starstruck series. A non-fiction section is followed by a fiction story on the same topic. Filled with striking photographs and illustrations, this book is ideal for any child who has an interest in an aspect of the world behind the stage curtain.

Informations

• Publié par: Ransom Publishing Limited
• Date de parution: 26 juin 2014
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781781272350
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 44 Mo

Extrait

by Cathy West

Star Singer by Cathy West

Illustrated by Gavin Campbell

Published by Ransom Publishing Ltd. Radley House, 8 St. Cross Road, Winchester, Hants. SO23 9HX www.ransom.co.uk

ISBN 978 178127 235 0 First published in 2014 Copyright © 2014 Ransom Publishing Ltd.

Illustrations copyright © 2014 Gavin Campbell Photographic images copyright ©: cover – Pali Rao; pages 4, 5 – Pali Rao; pages 6, 7 – 8213erika; D.S.B (http://www.flickr.com/people/16093955@N00); pages 8, 9 – Mykal Burns! http://www.flickr.com/photos /mykalburns/3616675960/); Nationaal Archief, Den Haag, Rijksfotoarchief: Fotocollectie Algemeen Nederlands Fotopersbureau (ANEFO) http://www.gahetna.nl/overons/opendatastu_spivack; William P. Gottlieb Collection (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wghtml/wghome.html); pages 10, 11 – gjp311; inspir8tion; Jason Meredith (http://www.flickr.com/people/74288833@N00); pages 12, 13 – Anna Omelchenko; Tsui; pages 14, 15 – Anest; Dephisticate (http://www.flickr.com/people/59622776@N05); Ayvan; goodynewshoes; pages 16, 17 – mattbuck (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattbuck007/ 4398015003/); Rebbeck_Images; Achim Raschka/CCBYSA3.0 (//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:130609_RaR_Dizzee _Rascal_17.jpg); black satin, passim – Jon Helgason. A CIP catalogue record of this book is available from the British Library. All rights reserved. This ebook is copyright material and must not be copied, reproduced, transferred, distributed, leased, licensed or publicly performed or used in any way except as specifically permitted in writing by the publishers, as allowed under the terms and conditions under which it was purchased or as strictly permitted by applicable copyright law. Any unauthorized distribution or use of this text may be a direct infringement of the author’s and publisher’s rights, and those responsible may be liable in law accordingly. The rights of Anita Loughrey and of Stephen Rickard to be identified as the authors and of Gavin Campbell to be identified as the illustrator of this Work have been asserted by them in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Design and Patents Act 1988.

Contents

All About Being a Star Singer

What is a star singer?

 Great star singers

 Life as a star singer

 How to become a star singer

 Do you need to win a TV show?

 A career as a star singer

Fiction Story

The Star Singer

Curtain Call

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