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Play, Louis, Play!
The True Story of a Boy and His Horn
By Weinstein, Muriel Harris
- ISBN
- 978-1-59990-375-0
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 2011
Gr 3–6—Written in a playful tone, this story is narrated by the great Satchmo's first official horn. Young Armstrong's love of all kinds of music presented itself early on and was a gift so profound that it had to come to fruition. Although he never completed the fifth grade, Armstrong worked hard at odd jobs ranging from reading newspapers to the elderly to hocking scrap metal to playing in a s...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2010
Louis Armstrong's first trumpet narrates this story of Satchmo's boyhood. From his playing a toy horn around his New Orleans neighborh...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on March 1, 2011
This account of Louis Armstrong’s boyhood in New Orleans, based on his own diaries, is a moving rags-to-riches story. Armstrong’s perseverance is truly inspiring. Told from the...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
