If I Only Had a Horn: Young Louis Armstrong

Contributor(s): Orgill, Roxane (Author), Jenkins, Leonard (Illustrator)

ISBN: 9780618250769

Publisher: Clarion Books

Binding Types:

Paperback

$9.99

Digicover (1-4 copies)

$22.94 (Final Price)

Readerbound (5-99 copies)

$21.74 (100+ copies: $20.99)

List/retail price:

$9.99

Pub Date: August 25, 2002

Dewey: B

LCCN: 96015380

Lexile Code: 0860

Features: Illustrated, Price on Product

Target Age Group: 10 to 12

Physical Info: 0.15" H x 9.82" L x 7.98" W ( 0.33 lbs) 32 pages

BISAC Categories:

Biography and Autobiography | Music

Accelerated Reader® Info

Quiz #:0000066488 ( If I Only Had a Horn: Young Louis Armstrong)

Reading level: 4.30

Interest level: LG

Point value: 0.5

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: Orgill's vivid words and Jenkins's dramatic pictures combine to tell the story of a boy who grew up to be a giant of jazz--the legendary and beloved Louis Armstrong.

Brief description: Painter Leonard Jenkins is also the illustrator of The Man Who Knew Too Much, retold by Julius Lester. He lives in New York City.

Review Quotes:

"Orgill tells the story of a boy overcoming incredible odds to achieve his dream, without becoming too dark, maudlin or even overly hopeful, and Jenkins's dark palette looks the way jazz sounds." Publishers Weekly, Starred