Who Was Bob Marley [Paperback]

Get Up, Stand Up!for the king of reggae music!

Bob Marley was a reggae superstar who is considered to be one of the most influential musicians of all time. Born in rural Jamaica, this musician and songwriter began his career with his band, The Wailing Wailers, in 1963. The Wailers went on to spread the gospel of reggae music around the globe. Bob's distinctive style and dedication to his Rastafari beliefs became a rallying cry for the poor and disenfranchised the world over and led to a hugely successful solo career. After his death in 1981, Bob Marley became a symbol of Jamaican culture and identity. His greatest-hits album, Legend, remains the best-selling reggae album of all time.Who Was Bob Marley?tells the story of how a man with humble roots became an international icon.

This title in theNew York Timesbest-selling series contains eighty illustrations that help bring the story to life.Katie Ellison is a writer and editor who also teaches creative writing workshops.Who Was Bob Marley?
 
When he was twelve years old, Bob Marley and his mother, Cedella, boarded the bungo- bungo. That was what people in the Jamaican countryside called the public buses. Bob and Cedella were riding from their small, friendly village, called Nine Mile, to Kingston, Jamaica’s capital city.
 
Watching their neighbors wave good-bye, Cedella wasn’t as sad as Bob. He was probably thinking about what they were leaving behind: soccer games in the grassy hills and the music his neighbors played on their porches at night. But Cedella was sure she could find a better life for herself and her son in Kingston.
 
So in 1957, Bob and Cedella rolled down Jamaica’s dirt roads in the bungo-bungo to their new home.
 
They moved to a Kingston neighborhood called Trench Town. When they arrived, Bob was nervous about what he saw.
 
Trench Town was a part of the city with run-down buildlƒN