Random House Children's Books, 2006-14-11
Horn for Louis: Louis Armstrong--as a kid!
Horn for Louis: Louis Armstrong--as a kid!
A Stepping Stone Book, Stepping Stone Book(tm), and Stepping Stone Chapter Books
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SKU:9780375840050
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How did famous New Orleans jazz trumpet player Louis Armstrong get his first horn?
Seven-year-old Louis Armstrong was too poor to buy a real instrument. He didn't even go to school. To help his mother pay the rent, every day he rode a junk wagon through the streets of New Orleans, playing a tin horn and collecting stuff people didn't want. Then one day, the junk wagon passed a pawn shop with a gleaming brass trumpet in the window. . . .
- Make Way for Books Annotation
Before the fame, there was a boy with a battered horn and big dreams. This soulful story celebrates how kindness and mentorship helped music find its way into the world—and invites readers to believe in the power of encouragement.
Book Details
Book Details
Readability • 3.2
Age Range • 7-10
Pages • 96
Subjects • Childhood and youth • Jazz musicians • United States • Armstrong • Louis
Categories • Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Music • Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural & Regional • Juvenile Nonfiction | Music | Jazz • Juvenile Nonfiction | Readers | Chapter Books • Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 20th Century
Publisher Summary
Publisher Summary
How did famous New Orleans jazz trumpet player Louis Armstrong get his first horn?
Seven-year-old Louis Armstrong was too poor to buy a real instrument. He didn't even go to school. To help his mother pay the rent, every day he rode a junk wagon through the streets of New Orleans, playing a tin horn and collecting stuff people didn't want. Then one day, the junk wagon passed a pawn shop with a gleaming brass trumpet in the window. . . .
