Play, Louis, Play!: The True Story of a Boy and His Horn

by Muriel Harris Weinstein

Book Overview

The childhood of Louis Armstrong was as fascinating as the great musician himself-and this chapter book biography tells it like never before. Play, Louis, Play is written from the point of view of Louis' closest companion throughout his youth-his horn In a jazz-inflected, exuberant voice, this unusual narrator tells it all, starting with the small New Orleans hock shop where little Louis bought his first trumpet for five hard-earned dollars...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1599909944
• ISBN13: 9781599909943
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.2" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5