From the series Music Superstars
Olivia Rodrigo
Reading Level Grade 3Interest Level Grades 3 – 7Copyright 2025
Reviewed
From the series Music Superstars
Reading Level Grade 3Interest Level Grades 3 – 7Copyright 2025
ReviewedOlivia Rodrigo drove herself to the top of the Billboard charts with her first hit song, “Drivers License.” This hi/lo title begins with Rodrigo’s early life and work as an actress. The leveled text then follows her rise to fame as a pop star. Colorful photos show the star in action while supporting the main text and several special features. The features share personal interests, award wins, top hits, and other fun facts about this popular artist!
The Music Superstars series offers engaging and informative overviews of contemporary musicians. Each book includes colorful infographics and time lines to present information in both textual and visual formats. The books’ energetic design is dominated by large photos, fact boxes, and concise text to lure in curious readers. Bad Bunny focuses on this artist’s upbringing in Puerto Rico and his many record-setting achievements as a musician. BTS addresses each band member while detailing the K-pop group’s global success and numerous Guinness World Record titles. Chris Stapleton delves into Stapleton’s success as a high school valedictorian, songwriting history, and performance achievements. Olivia Rodrigo explores how Rodrigo’s career evolved from taking singing lessons at age six to earning multiple Grammy Awards. Even if readers are already fans, they will find new facts to consider about these artists. Structurally, each book contains standard nonfiction elements, including a table of contents, additional resources, a glossary, and an index. One fun feature is the “Favorites” sidebar, which lists four of the featured artist’s favorite things, from movies to food to colors. This high/low series will appeal to those reading for pleasure or doing research projects on music and biography.
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