Satchmo: The Story of Louis Armstrong
This biography of the famous American musician Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong examines Satchmo's life, starting with his childhood problems of dropping out of school and firing a gun in public, which resulted in spending 18 months in a juvenile detention home. At the juvenile detention home for African-American youth, the young Louis joined the Waifs' Home Colored Band and learned to play the coronet. After years of playing in honky-tonks and learning his craft, Louis Armstrong rose above his troubled childhood to be known around the world as America's Ambassador of Jazz.
Written for students and young adult readers, this biography also includes an extensive vocabulary builder and ten thought-provoking review questions. Great for book reports and homeschoolers.
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Written for students and young adult readers, this biography also includes an extensive vocabulary builder and ten thought-provoking review questions. Great for book reports and homeschoolers.
Satchmo: The Story of Louis Armstrong
This biography of the famous American musician Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong examines Satchmo's life, starting with his childhood problems of dropping out of school and firing a gun in public, which resulted in spending 18 months in a juvenile detention home. At the juvenile detention home for African-American youth, the young Louis joined the Waifs' Home Colored Band and learned to play the coronet. After years of playing in honky-tonks and learning his craft, Louis Armstrong rose above his troubled childhood to be known around the world as America's Ambassador of Jazz.
Written for students and young adult readers, this biography also includes an extensive vocabulary builder and ten thought-provoking review questions. Great for book reports and homeschoolers.
Written for students and young adult readers, this biography also includes an extensive vocabulary builder and ten thought-provoking review questions. Great for book reports and homeschoolers.
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BN ID: | 2940011814624 |
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Publisher: | William Gladden Foundation Press |
Publication date: | 10/06/2010 |
Series: | HeRose & SheRose , #5 |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
File size: | 18 KB |
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