The picture book biography of ingenious American inventor Leo Fender, creator of the world's most iconic Fender electric guitars. For readers who love Iggy Peck, Architect.
Leo Fender loved to thinker and tinker and take things apart and put them back together again. When he lost an eye in a childhood accident, he refused to think of himself as broken. With a new pair of magnifying glasses, Leo got back to doing what he loved, fixing machines big and small--even broken instruments.
His inventions--which included the Telecaster and the Stratocaster--would inspire the rock 'n' roll generation and go on to amplify the talents of legendary guitarists Muddy Waters, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and Bonnie Raitt, among others. Fender's brilliant engineering vision connected science and art forever.
Christy Ottaviano Books
ISBN: 9781250251862
Title: Gizmos, Gadgets, and Guitars: The Story of Leo Fender
Author: Mahin, Michael
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Binding: Hardcover
Category: Children Nonfiction
Subject: Biography & Autobiography