Muriel L. Dubois

I like Music: What can I be? , written by Muriel L. Dubois, is an informational text that describes the various types of careers that musicians may have. The careers discussed throughout this book include: Composer, professional musician, music teacher, instrument maker, disc jokey, conductor, and sound engineer. I like Music: What can I be? also discusses how individuals can prepare to work with music, including: learning how to read and play musical instruments, joining a band, or listening to various genres of music.


Muriel L. Dubois does an excellent job of explaining the many career paths associated with music, while providing visual aids to help facilitate the reader’s understanding. I like Music: What can I be? contains a “Words to Know” section, which defines the vocabulary words presented throughout the text. The book also contains an index, which lists each vocabulary word presented throughout the text, along with its corresponding page number.… (meer)

John Adams was born on October 30, 1735 in Massachusetts. Once Adams graduated from college, he taught school for two years. After this he studied law and became a lawyer. After this, he met and married his wife Abigail Smith and they had five children. Adams helped to write the Declaration of Independence and he traveled around the world to ask for money and soldiers. A few years later, in 1789, Adams was elected the vice president when George Washington was elected the first president of the United States. After eight years, Adams was elected president and was the first president to live in the White House. Once he left office, Adams moved back to his farm and he died on July 4, 1826 which was the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. This book gives basic facts about the early life of John Adams, his time in political office, and his life once he left office. It was easy to understand and the pictures helped to illustrate what was on the next page. This is a good book to give basic knowledge about John Adams without going into too much detail.… (meer)