Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Kids in History)

What were some of the world’s most famous people like when they were kids? This fresh and fun biography gives kids a peek into the childhood of musical genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Stunning comic strips, fact boxes, and timelines bring his story to life. As a child prodigy, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart not only played keyboards and violin expertly from a very young age, but he also began composing small pieces at just five years old and wrote his first symphony at eight. Music-loving children can learn all about Mozart’s childhood, including his performances for the rich and the famous throughout the courts of Europe and his fraught relationship with his devoted father.