The Fastest Drummer: Clap Your Hands for Viola Smith!

by Dean Robbins

Clap your hands for Viola Smith--the pioneering female drummer at the heart of this bright and rhythmic biography, who rat-tat-tat-bang-crash-clink-boomed for nearly a century.

Five girls played together in the Smith Sisters Orchestra: Irene on trombone, Erma on vibraphone, Edwina on trumpet, Mildred on violin, and Lila on saxophone. But what of the littlest sister? When Viola's time came, almost every instrument was taken . ...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1536224863
• ISBN13: 9781536224863
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.8" x 11.5"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4