Who Was Louis Armstrong?
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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.
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Yona Zeldis McDonough is a longtime doll lover and collector. She is also an award-winning author who has published numerous books for children and adults. She presently lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two children.
John O’Brien is also the author and illustrator of Mother Hubbard’s Christmas, which Booklist calls “a yuk-filled read-aloud.” He lives in Delran, New Jersey.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780448433684
- Publication Date
- January 1, 2005
- Publisher
- Penguin Workshop
- Page Count
- 112
- Words Per Page
- 72
- Audience
- Juvenile Reader
- Reading Age
- 8 - 12 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2003024471
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 54356418
- Lexile® Level
- 780L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~S
- ATOS® Book Level
- 5.2
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 1
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 85429
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- MG
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