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The Bravest Man in the World
Patricia Polacco
Item #:
9781481494618
Price:
$17.99
One afternoon, Jonathan Harker Weeks didn’t feel like practicing the piano. So his grandfather decided to tell him a story to show how much of an impact music can have. When he was a child growing up poor in Ireland, his mother made sure he learned to play the fiddle, despite their challenges.
After his mother passed away and he was on his own, Jonathan’s grandfather fell asleep hiding in a mail sack and was taken to a ship. When he woke up, he realized he was on the Titanic on its maiden voyage, and it was there that he met Wallace Hartley and Mrs. Weeks, a kind man and woman who took him in. Then one night, the majestic ship hit an iceberg. He and Mrs. Weeks were put on a lifeboat—and Mr. Hartley and his band bravely continued to play to calm the crew and passengers.
Bestselling author and illustrator Patricia Polacco offers this stunning and heartbreaking picture book inspired by true events to celebrate the memory and bravery of a single man who used the power of music to comfort thousands of people during a catastrophic situation.Book, 56 pages.
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