Fascinating : the life of Leonard Nimoy / by Richard Michelson ; illustrated by Edel Rodriguez.
Once there was a boy named Leonard who loved to sing and to act. His parents were immigrants who felt like aliens in America, and certainly didn't understand Leonard's drive to perform. "Learn to play the accordion," his father told him. "Actors starve, but at least musicians can eke out a living."...
| Uniform Title: | MSU Children's & YA Literature Collection.
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Alfred A. Knopf,
2016.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | MSU Children's & YA Literature Collection.
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| Physical Description: | 33 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Variant Title: |
Life of Leonard Nimoy |
| Format: | Book |
| Summary: |
Once there was a boy named Leonard who loved to sing and to act. His parents were immigrants who felt like aliens in America, and certainly didn't understand Leonard's drive to perform. "Learn to play the accordion," his father told him. "Actors starve, but at least musicians can eke out a living." But Leonard reached for the stars ... and caught them. He moved to Hollywood, where he took acting lessons, and drove a taxi and took every role he could get. He worked hard, learned his lines, showed up on time, and studied his craft. Until one day he was offered the role of an alien science officer on a new TV show called Star Trek. Leonard knew what it felt like to be an alien. But did he want the role? |
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| Call Number: | Nimoy L BIO |
| Audience: |
920L Lexile |
| Interest Age Level: |
Ages 4-8. |
| Awards: | 2017 Notable Children's Trade Book/Social Studies; Nominations: 2017 Sydney Taylor Book Honors. |
| ISBN: | 9781101933305 1101933305 9781101933312 1101933313 |
| Reading Program: |
Accelerated Reader 4.9.
Accelerated Reader LG 4.9 0.5 184297 |