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Satchmo's Blues
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4.1 out of 5
Based on 16 Ratings and 7 Reviews

Book Description
A storybook biography of Louis Armstrong's childhood, with wonderful illustrations by Floyd Cooper and an evocative and inspiring self-contained story by Alan Schroeder. Growing up in poverty in New Orleans, little Louis is obsessed by the haunting music of his neighborhood and dreams of making such sounds himself. After spying a battered horn in a pawnshop window he has to scavenge for all kinds ... More
Book Information
PublisherDoubleday Books for Young Readers
BindingHardcover (7 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages32
ISBN-100385320469
ISBN-13978-0385320467
Publication Date10/02/1996
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About Alan Schroeder (Author) : Alan Schroeder is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Alan Schroeder include Josephine Baker (Black Americans of Achievement), Black American... more
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About Floyd Cooper (Illustrator) : Floyd Cooper is a published author and an illustrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Floyd Cooper include Becoming Billie Holiday, Willie and the All-Stars... more
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