Born into a traveling gypsy family, young Django Reinhardt taught himself guitar at an early age. He was soon acclaimed as the "Gypsy Genius" and "Prodigy Boy," but one day his world changed completely when a fire claimed the use of his fretting hand. Folks said Django would never play again, but with passion and perseverance he was soon setting the world's concert stages ablaze. Interest Level: K-3 Reading Level: 4.0 ATOS Book Level: 4 AR Interest Level: LG AR Points: .5 AR Quiz: 134432EN Reading Counts Level: 4.3 Reading Counts Points: 1 Lexile Measure: 700 Fountas & Pinnell: S.