Louis Armstrong: King of Jazz

by Fredrick L. McKissack and Patricia C. McKissack

Book Overview

Music has been in my blood from the day I was born, said Louis Armstrong. He rose from a troubled childhood and a life of poverty to set the music world on fire. Armstrong's lively trumpet playing, trademark scat singing, and natural talent for showmanship dazzled audiences for more than fifty years. In clear, crisp prose, the McKissacks place Armstrong in American musical history and show the impact his extraordinary talent made throughout the world.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0766041069
• ISBN13: 9780766041066
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Enslow Publishing
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.6" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3