BookFronter
Who Is Dolly Parton? by True Kelley

Who Is Dolly Parton?

True Kelley

Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · April 3, 2014

A Biography pick for readers exploring Who Is Dolly Parton?.

Biographies of Women for KidsMusicians' Lives for KidsPerformers' Biographies for Kidsbiography
More
biographieschildren
Buy on Amazon

We earn from qualifying purchases.

Who it’s for
Dolly Parton’s story brings country music and a many-sided career into view.
Themes
Dolly Parton’s rise to stardom, Music and philanthropy
Genres
Musicians' Lives for Kids, Biographies of Women for Kids, Performers' Biographies for Kids

Nearest books

Matched by what the books are about, then ordered by what their readers also loved. Most of these share its genre: Performers' Biographies for Kids.

  1. Who Was Mister Rogers?Diane Bailey39% match
  2. Who Was P. T. Barnum?Kirsten Anderson38% match
  3. Who Is Oprah Winfrey?Barbara Kramer46% matchAlso shares Biographies of Women for Kids
  4. Who Was Betty White?Dana Meachen Rau41% matchAlso shares Biographies of Women for Kids
  5. Dazzlin' DollySuzanne Slade79% matchAlso shares Musicians' Lives for Kids and Biographies of Women for Kids
  6. Who Was Johnny Cash?Jim Gigliotti44% matchAlso shares Musicians' Lives for Kids
  7. My Little Golden Book About Dolly PartonDeborah Hopkinson78% matchAlso shares Musicians' Lives for Kids and Biographies of Women for Kids
  8. Who Is Taylor Swift?Kirsten Anderson52% matchAlso shares Musicians' Lives for Kids

For older readers: Star of the Show, Good Lookin' Cookin', Dumplin'

Start with three books, and this one can be the first.

Members get a new edition every morning: a route out from their books to essays, research and talks, with the reason for each.

Start with this book

About this book

Born in a little cabin in Tennessee, Dolly Parton always dreamed big, and she was right to! She wrote her first song at age five and became a country music star by the time she was in her early twenties. Of course, her success didn't stop there. Dolly Parton is also an actress, author, businesswoman, and philanthropist whose "Imagination Library" reading initiative reaches children throughout the US, Canada, and the UK. There is simply no one like Dolly Parton!

A Big Dreamer

Dolly Parton’s story brings country music and a many-sided career into view.

Come here for

  • A child-friendly look at a career across music, acting, and more
  • Country music and a reading initiative with far-reaching reach

Expect

  • A portrait of ambition and varied work
  • A glimpse of the Imagination Library’s reach

Where it sits

Musicians' Lives for Kids85%
Biographies of Women for Kids33%
Performers' Biographies for Kids32%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Musicians' Lives for Kids
  • Performers' Biographies for Kids
  • Biographies of Women for Kids
Authors
True Kelley
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Published
April 3, 2014
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Dolly Parton’s rise to stardom · Music and philanthropy
Reading lane
Musicians' Lives for Kids