'Here Comes the Sun', for instance- their most played song on iTunes.

This could be an opportunity to mention famous songs that the Beatles wrote, to remind kids that this was a real phenomenon, that endures. The Beatles' essence is their phenomenal music. This book, like many Beatles books, concludes by saying that while the people involved may die, their music will live on and be heard forever, because it was so strong and unique and influential. Misses out on many opportunities to talk more about the music. Slight vilification of Brian Epstein and not one mention of George Martin So I will read these sources to learn more. A bibliography is included! I'll tell you, I'd never heard of George telling that nonsensical story about his hair. It is often very specific with detail and does a decent job of putting things into context talking about other events which helped shape their personalities, music, and the 60's itself. In Paul's own words, he had in fact first noticed John a year earlier outside a chip shop. Beatle fans may be aware that this may not have actually been the first meeting of John and Paul. When of course this happened on July 6, 1957. It says that the 'church function' where Paul sees John playing with his band happened in 1956. One is noticeable in the timeline at the back of the book. I'd say this book does a good job of explaining the history of the Beatles to children in just over 100 pages. It can't be too complicated or too long, but you don't want to skimp out on or downplay the important facts.

Enjoyable read for anyone and even rabid Beatles fans. I found this to be well written and presented the major facts about each of the members of the Fab Four and what they accomplished as a band as well as through the breakup of the Beatles and the launches of their individual careers great as an overview or refresher for other books that have been written about the Beatles and the stories behind each of the individual members. I thought I knew a lot about the Beatles since I was there to witness their rise and enjoy their music when it was new. The author explores and shares what the musical influences and personal backgrounds of each of them were as well as former band members who left earlier. The Beatles, aka The Fab Four, were probably my favorite band when they came upon the scene and are definitely at the top of my charts even today. The author shares details about the lives of the members of the Beatles and how they got together to form and name the band. Who Were the Beatles? by Geoff Edgers is a short but fact-filled book in the award-winning 'Who Was.' series targeted specifically for the youth market.