Gizmos, Gadgets, and Guitars: The Story of Leo Fender

by Michael Mahin

Steven Salerno (Illustrator)

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The picture book biography of ingenious American inventor Leo Fender, creator of the world's most iconic Fender electric guitars. For readers who love Iggy Peck, Architect.

Leo Fender loved to thinker and tinker and take things apart and put them back together again. When he lost an eye in a childhood accident, he refused to think of himself as broken. With a new pair of magnifying glasses, Leo got back to doing what he loved, fixing machines big and small-even broken instruments.
His inventions-which included the Telecaster and the Stratocaster-would inspire the rock 'n' roll generation and go on to amplify the talents of legendary guitarists Muddy Waters, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and Bonnie Raitt, among others. Fender's brilliant engineering vision connected science and art forever.

Christy Ottaviano Books
  • ISBN10 1250251869
  • ISBN13 9781250251862
  • Publish Date 7 September 2021
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 15 December 2023
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint St Martin's Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 40
  • Language English