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Born To Swing: Lil Hardin Armstrong's Life in Jazz
By ROCKLIFF, Mara
- ISBN
- 9781629795553
- Publisher
- Calkins Creek
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on December 1, 2017 | Elementary
Gr 2–5—Chronicling the life of Lil Hardin Armstrong, the illustrations and first-person text showcase an exuberance evident in the life of "Miss Lil," who pioneered not only female musicianship in jazz, but jazz itself. In the author's note, Rockliff mentions Hardin was working on an autobiography at the time of her death (at the piano, no less), which has since disappeared. Readers will learn of Hardin...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2019
Rockliff writes in an upbeat, toe-tapping first-person voice to tell the story of lesser-known black jazz pianist Lil Hardi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on March 1, 2019
Rockliff writes in an upbeat, toe-tapping first-person voice to tell the story of lesser-known black jazz pianist Lil Hardi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
