If Les Paul (1915-2009) had never done anything but play the guitar, he would still be fondly remembered today, but as this mindboggling biography for readers 5 and up reveals, he was also an inventive genius. With his stylish oil paintings, Brett Helquist brings this pioneer to life, showing how the young Les Paul made dazzling innovations in microphones, amplifiers, and recording techniques, until he finally devised the unsurpassed solid body electric guitar that bears his name.