Born to swing, Lil Hardin Armstrong's life in jazz, Mara Rockliff ; illustrated by Michele Wood
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Label
Born to swing, Lil Hardin Armstrong's life in jazz, Mara Rockliff ; illustrated by Michele Wood
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and discography
resource.biographical
individual biography
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Intended audience
670L, Lexile
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Born to swing
Nature of contents
bibliographydiscographies
Responsibility statement
Mara Rockliff ; illustrated by Michele Wood
resource.studyProgramName
Accelerated Reader, LG, 3.5, 0.5, 193651
Sub title
Lil Hardin Armstrong's life in jazz
Summary
Ever since she was a young girl, Lil Hardin played music with a beat. She jammed at home, at church, and even at her first job in a music store. At a time when women's only place in jazz was at the microphone, Lil earned a spot playing piano in Chicago's hottest band
Target audience
juvenile
Classification
Contributor
Creator
Subject
- Biographies
- African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Armstrong, Lil Hardin, 1898-1971 -- Juvenile literature
- African American jazz musicians -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Picture books
- Jazz musicians -- Juvenile literature
- Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Women jazz musicians -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Content
Author
Illustrator
Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor1
- Creator1
- Genre2
- Subject8
- Biographies
- African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Armstrong, Lil Hardin, 1898-1971 -- Juvenile literature
- African American jazz musicians -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Picture books
- Jazz musicians -- Juvenile literature
- Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Women jazz musicians -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Content2
- Author1
- Illustrator1