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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2012 | Video/DVD
Gr 3–5—Louis Daniel, a 10-year-old African American boy named for famed New Orleans musician, Louis Daniel Armstrong, always keeps his cornet close at hand. When Hurricane Katrina strikes in 2005 and the levees break, Louis Daniel's father finds a floating piece of porch to ride upon. Keeping an eye out for 'gators, Louis paddles with a broom and the family moves through murky brown water and floating debris. Ever...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
Ten-year-old Louis Daniel remembers to grab his brass cornet when his family flees after Hurricane Katrina. In the overcrowded Superdome, Dadd...Log In or Sign Up to Read More