The Story of the Saxophone

by Lesa Cline-Ransome

Book Overview

Brassy, smokey, melodious. There's nothing like the saxophone. This incredible work from the award-winners behind Before She was Harriet includes a poster of jazz music's greatest talents.

You may think that the story of the saxophone begins with Dexter Gordon or Charlie Parker, or on a street corner in New Orleans. It really began in 1840 in Belgium with a young daydreamer named Joseph-Antoine Adolphe Sax--a boy with bad...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823437027
• ISBN13: 9780823437023
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Holiday House
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 11.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4