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If I Only Had a Horn
Young Louis Armstrong
By Orgill, Roxane & Jenkins, Leonard
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-39575-919-6
- Publisher
- Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1997.
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Reviewed on September 1, 1997
Gr 2-5 According to an author's note, many stories exist about the esteemed Louis Armstrong, especially in regard to his first encounters with a trumpet. To tell a story that is as "true as possible" to Armstrong's character, Orgill has sifted through his autobiographies and through various biographies to fashion this musically charged tale. Young Louis's love of song and dance is well known in the streets of New Orleans, but his exuberance gets the best of him one wild New ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
