Satchmo's Blues (A picture yearling book) - Softcover

Schroeder, Alan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0440414725 ISBN 13: 9780440414728

Publisher: Random House USA Children's Books, 1999

Synopsis

On hot summer nights in New Orleans, a boy named Louis Armstrong would peekunder the big swinging doors of Economy Hall and listen to the jazz band. Thebest night was Friday, when Bunk Johnson would blow his cornet till the rooftrembled. At moments like those, Louis could feel his toes tingle. He wanted tobe like Bunk Johnson; aim his horn straight up at the night sky and set thestars spinning.

One day Louis saw a horn in a pawnshop window--a real brass cornet. Thecardboard sign said $5. How could he ever come up with that much money? Everyday Louis did what he could to earn that five dollars, and every day hepracticed blowing his imaginary horn. It was a dream he would never give up.

The vibrant, swinging world of New Orleans jazz seems to bounce off the pagesin this tribute to an extraordinary young man. Louis Armstrong's dynamicpersonality and amazing trumpet playing would cast a spell on millions ofpeople around the world, to whom he will always be the one and only Satchmo, the Ambassador of Jazz.

About this title

About the Author:

Alan Schroeder, a lifelong admirer of Louis Armstrong, is the award-winning author of several picture books, including Lily and the Wooden Bowl, Minty, and Carolina Shout. His first book, Ragtime Tumpie, was chosen as an ALA Notable Book, a Booklist Children's Editors' Choice, and a Parents' Choice Award winner. He lives in Alameda, California.

Synopsis:

A fictional recreation of the youth of trumpeter Louis Armstrong in New Orleans.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House USA Children's Books
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0440414725
• ISBN 13: 9780440414728
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Cooper Floyd