Just a Lucky So and So: The Story of Louis Armstrong
School year: Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5
No. of pages 40
Published: 2022
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"Just a Lucky So and So: The Story of Louis Armstrong" by James E. Ransome celebrates the life of the iconic jazz musician Louis Armstrong. The story highlights Armstrong's journey from a humble childhood in New Orleans to becoming a world-renowned artist. Through lyrical prose and vibrant illustrations, the book captures his passion for music, the challenges he faced, and the joy he brought to others with his trumpet and voice. It emphasizes how, despite hardships, his talent and determination allowed him to rise to fame, inspiring generations of musicians and jazz lovers along the way. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book is aimed at children at US 1st grade-4th grade.
This book has been graded for interest at 6-9 years.
There are 40 pages in this book. This book was published in 2022 by Holiday House Inc .
Lesa Cline-Ransome is the author of many award-winning and critically acclaimed nonfiction books for young readers, including Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams ; My Story, My Dance: Robert Battle's Journey to Alvin Ailey ; and Before She Was Harriet . She is also the author of the novel Finding Langston , which received a Coretta Scott King Honor Award and five starred reviews . She lives in the Hudson Valley region of New York. Learn more at LesaClineRansome. com
This book features the following character:
Louis Armstrong
If not for a stint in reform school, young Louis Armstrong might never have become a musician. It was a teacher at the Colored Waifs' Home who gave him a cornet, promoted him to band leader, and saw talent in the tough kid from the even tougher New Orleans neighborhood called Storyville. But it was Louis Armstrong's own passion and genius that pushed jazz into new and exciting realms with his amazing, improvisational trumpet playing. His seventy-year life spanned a critical time in American music as well as black history.