Steel Drums |
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| Author:
| Lakin, Patricia |
| Illustrator:
| Rowsey, Glenn |
| Series title: | Made by Hand Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4814-7898-4 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2018 |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
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| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $17.99 |
Book Description:
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Go behind the scenes and learn how craftsman Glenn Rowsey makes one-of-a-kind steel drums by hand with this nonfiction book that's full of photographs and illustrations about his process. Tap-happy Glenn was inspired and taught by the Father of the Modern Steel Drum, Ellie Mannette. This book gives a step-by-step glimpse at Glenn's creative process for making and tuning pans--from start to finish--with love and care. It also features a timeline and history detailing...
More Description Go behind the scenes and learn how craftsman Glenn Rowsey makes one-of-a-kind steel drums by hand with this nonfiction book that's full of photographs and illustrations about his process.
Tap-happy Glenn was inspired and taught by the Father of the Modern Steel Drum, Ellie Mannette. This book gives a step-by-step glimpse at Glenn's creative process for making and tuning pans--from start to finish--with love and care. It also features a timeline and history detailing how the passion of generations of determined people from Trinidad gave birth to this percussion instrument. Charts, infographics, and bold photographs will inspire kids to make their own objects by hand.