Who was Louis Armstrong?, by Yona Zeldis McDonough ; illustrated by John O'Brien
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- Musicians -- Juvenile literature
- African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Jazz -- Juvenile literature
- Electronic books
- African American jazz musicians -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971 -- Juvenile literature
- Jazz musicians -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
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Who was Louis Armstrong?, by Yona Zeldis McDonough ; illustrated by John O'Brien
Language
eng
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Intended audience
780L, Lexile
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Who was Louis Armstrong?
Medium
electronic resource eBook
Nature of contents
bibliographydictionaries
resource.readingGradeLevel
Text Difficulty 3 - Text Difficulty 4
Responsibility statement
by Yona Zeldis McDonough ; illustrated by John O'Brien
resource.studyProgramName
Accelerated Reader, MG, 5.2, 1, 85429
Summary
If not for a stint in reform school, young Louis Armstrong might never have become a musician. It was a teacher at the Colored Waifs? Home who gave him a cornet, promoted him to band leader, and saw talent in the tough kid from the even tougher New Orleans neighborhood called Storyville. But it was Louis Armstrong?s own passion and genius that pushed jazz into new and exciting realms with his amazing, improvisational trumpet playing. His seventy-year life spanned a critical time in American music as well as black history
Table of contents
Who was Louis Armstrong? -- A rough and tumble start -- A home away from home -- Making music -- King of jazz -- Ups and downs -- A question of color -- Hello and good-bye
Target audience
pre adolescent
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