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Cockrill Elementary - Kids Biography

B ARM MCD

Donelson Middle - Teen Biography

BIO ARM

Harpeth Valley Elementary - Kids Biography

B ARM MCD

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
c2004	Grosset & Dunlap	105 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.	English	On Shelf Cockrill Elementary - Kids Biography B ARM MCD Donelson Middle - Teen Biography BIO ARM Harpeth Valley Elementary - Kids Biography B ARM MCD Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info Place Hold

eBook

OverDrive
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Online OverDrive Collection

Pub. Date	Source	Publisher	Language	Availability
2004	OverDrive	Penguin Young Readers Group	English	Available Online Online OverDrive Collection	More Info Check Out OverDrive Preview From the book

MackinVIA
Show Edition

MackinVIA

Pub. Date	Source	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
[2014]	MackinVIA	Grosset & Dunlap	1 online resource (106 pages) : illustrations.	English	Available Online MackinVIA	More Info Access Online

Kindle
Show Edition

Online OverDrive Collection

Pub. Date	Publisher	Language	Availability
2004	Penguin Young Readers Group	English	Available Online Online OverDrive Collection	More Info Check Out OverDrive Preview From the book

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2) Louis Armstrong: jazz musician / Patricia and Fredrick McKissack

Presents a short study of singer, songwriter, and jazz musician Louis Armstrong and chronicles his childhood in New Orleans and rise in the entertainment industry.

Author

McKissack, Pat

Glencliff Elementary - Kids Biography

B ARM MCK

Glenview Elementary - Kids Biography

B ARM MCK

Jones Paideia Magnet Elementary - Kids Biography

B ARM MCK

Fahlenkamp-Merrell, Kindle

Pub. Date	Edition	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
c2001	Rev. ed.	Enslow Publishers	32 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.	English	On Shelf Glencliff Elementary - Kids Biography B ARM MCK Glenview Elementary - Kids Biography B ARM MCK Jones Paideia Magnet Elementary - Kids Biography B ARM MCK Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info Place Hold

3) Louis Armstrong

Author

Book
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Cane Ridge High - Teen Biography

B ARM FAH

Croft Middle - Teen Biography

B ARM FAH

Jere Baxter Middle - Teen Biography

B ARM FAH

Pub. Date	Phys Desc.	Availability
c2002	40 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.	On Shelf Croft Middle - Teen Biography B ARM FAH Jere Baxter Middle - Teen Biography B ARM FAH Two Rivers Middle - Teen Biography B ARM FAH Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info Place Hold
c2010	32 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.	On Shelf Cane Ridge High - Teen Biography B ARM FAH	More Info Place Hold

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4) Play, Louis, play!: the true story of a boy and his horn

This book describes the life and achievements of Louis Armstrong, renowned trumpeter and outstanding figure in the history of jazz.

Author

Weinstein, Muriel Harris

Book
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A. Z. Kelley Elementary - Kids Biography

B ARM WEI

Gower Elementary - Kids Biography

B ARM WEI

Smith Springs Elementary - Kids Biography

B ARM WEI

Pub. Date	Edition	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Availability
2010		Bloomsbury Books for Young Readers	99 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.	On Shelf A. Z. Kelley Elementary - Kids Biography B ARM WEI Gower Elementary - Kids Biography B ARM WEI Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info Place Hold
2013.	Paperback edition.	Bloomsbury	99 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm	On Shelf Smith Springs Elementary - Kids Biography B ARM WEI Waverly-Belmont Elementary - Kids Biography B ARM WEI Wright Middle - Teen Biography B ARM WEI	More Info Place Hold

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5) Struttin' with some barbecue: Lil Hardin Armstrong becomes the first lady of jazz

Presents a chapter-book biography of Louis Armstrong that describes the musician's life and times through the eyes of his closest companion--his horn.

Author

Powell, Patricia Hruby

Antioch Middle - Teen Biography

B ARM POW

Apollo Middle - Teen Fiction

F ARM

Bellevue Middle - Teen Biography

B ARM POW

6) Just a lucky so and so: The Story of Louis Armstrong

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
[2018]	Charlesbridge	96 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm	English	On Shelf Antioch Middle - Teen Biography B ARM POW Apollo Middle - Teen Fiction F ARM Bellevue Middle - Teen Biography B ARM POW Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info Place Hold

Author

Cline-Ransome, Lesa

Appears on list

Rocking and Rolling Picture Book Biographies

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Book, eBook

Chadwell Elementary - Kids Biography

B Arm Cli

Dodson Elementary - Kids Biography

B ARM CLI

Glengarry Elementary - Kids Biography

B ARM CLI

Pub. Date	Edition	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
2016.	First edition.	Holiday House	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29cm.	English	On Shelf Chadwell Elementary - Kids Biography B Arm Cli Dodson Elementary - Kids Biography B ARM CLI Glengarry Elementary - Kids Biography B ARM CLI Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info Place Hold

eBook
Show Edition

Online OverDrive Collection

Pub. Date	Source	Publisher	Language	Availability
2016	OverDrive	Holiday House	English	Available Online Online OverDrive Collection	More Info Check Out OverDrive

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7) If I only had a horn: young Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong has been called the most important improviser in the history of jazz. Although his New Orleans neighborhood was poor in nearly everything else, it was rich in superb music. Young Louis took it all in, especially the cornet blowing of Joe "King" Oliver. But after a run in with the police, 11-year-old Louis was sent away to the Colored Waif's Home for Boys where he became a disciplined musician in the school's revered marching band....

Author

Orgill, Roxane

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Rocking and Rolling Picture Book Biographies

Andrew Jackson Elementary - Kids Biography

B ARM ORG

Hickman Elementary - Kids Biography

B ARM ORG

Hull-Jackson Montessori - Kids Biography

B ARM ORG

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
c1997	Houghton Mifflin	1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.	English	On Shelf Andrew Jackson Elementary - Kids Biography B ARM ORG Hickman Elementary - Kids Biography B ARM ORG Hull-Jackson Montessori - Kids Biography B ARM ORG Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info Place Hold

Description

Relates how the famous jazz trumpeter began his musical career, as a poor boy in New Orleans, by singing songs on street corners and playing a battered cornet in a marching band.

8) Louis Armstrong: king of jazz

Author

McKissack, Pat

Charlotte Park Elementary - Kids Biography

B ARM MCK

Cumberland Elementary - Kids Biography

B ARM MCK

Eakin Elementary - Kids Biography

B Arm McK

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
c2013	Enslow Elementary	24 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 20 x 24 cm.	English	On Shelf Charlotte Park Elementary - Kids Biography B ARM MCK Cumberland Elementary - Kids Biography B ARM MCK Eakin Elementary - Kids Biography B Arm McK Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info Place Hold

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9) Louis Armstrong: "Jazz is played from the heart"

"A simple biography for early readers about Louis Armstrong's life"--Provided by publisher.

Author

Schuman, Michael

Hunter's Lane High - Teen Biography

B ARM SCH

Jere Baxter Middle - Teen Biography

B ARM SCH

Marshall Middle - Teen Biography

B ARM SCH

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
c2008	Enslow Publishers	128 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.	English	On Shelf Hunter's Lane High - Teen Biography B ARM SCH Jere Baxter Middle - Teen Biography B ARM SCH Marshall Middle - Teen Biography B ARM SCH Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info Place Hold

10) A horn for Louis

Author

Kimmel, Eric A

Gateway Elementary - Kids Biography

B ARM KIM

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
2005	Random House	87 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.	English	On Shelf Gateway Elementary - Kids Biography B ARM KIM Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info Place Hold

11) Louis Armstrong

Author

Orr, Tamra

Dupont Tyler Middle - Teen Biography

B ARM ORR

McKissack Middle - Teen Biography

B ARM ORR

Meigs Middle Magnet - Teen Biography

B-ARM ORR

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
[2013]	Mitchell Lane Publishers	47 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.	English	On Shelf Dupont Tyler Middle - Teen Biography B ARM ORR McKissack Middle - Teen Biography B ARM ORR Meigs Middle Magnet - Teen Biography B-ARM ORR Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info Place Hold

Description

Profiles the life and career of jazz musician Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong.

12) Louis Armstrong: jazz legend

Author

Collins, Terry

Formats

Book, eComic

Antioch High - Teen Everyone

E 781.65 COL

Cameron College Prep - Teen Biography

B Arm Col

Cumberland Elementary - Kids Comic/Graphic

741.5 COL

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
©2013	Capstone Press	32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.	English	On Shelf Antioch High - Teen Everyone E 781.65 COL Cameron College Prep - Teen Biography B Arm Col Cumberland Elementary - Kids Comic/Graphic 741.5 COL Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info Place Hold

Language	Availability
English	Available Online Online Hoopla Collection	More Info Check Out Hoopla

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"Describes the life of Louis Armstrong, focusing on his rise as a pop-culture icon"--Provided by publisher.

13) Louis Armstrong: king of jazz

Author

Old, Wendie C

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
c1998	Enslow Publishers	128 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.	English	Available at another branch Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info Place Hold

Description

Josephson, Judith Pinkerton

Explores the life and career of the renowned trumpeter and bandleader of the jazz era.

14) Louis Armstrong

Author

Fall-Hamilton Elementary - Kids Biography

B ARM JOS

Granbery Elementary - Kids Biography

B ARM JOS

Tulip Grove Elementary - Kids Biography

B ARM JOS

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
c2008	Lerner Publications	47 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.	English	On Shelf Fall-Hamilton Elementary - Kids Biography B ARM JOS Granbery Elementary - Kids Biography B ARM JOS Tulip Grove Elementary - Kids Biography B ARM JOS Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info Place Hold

Description

A short look at the life of the famous musician.

15) Armstrong

Author

Ollivier, Stéphane

McKissack Middle - Teen Biography

B ARM OLL

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
[2016]	Moonlight Publising Ltd	11 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 20 cm. + 1 sound disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.).	English	On Shelf McKissack Middle - Teen Biography B ARM OLL	More Info Place Hold

Description

A biography of Louis Armstrong that describes his childhood, early passion for music, and success. Includes text and excerpts from compositions on a CD.

16) Louis Armstrong: jazz musician

Author

McKissack, Pat

Cumberland Elementary - Kids Biography has 2

B ARM MCK

Maxwell Elementary - Kids Biography

B ARM MCK

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
c1991	Enslow Publishers	32 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.	English	On Shelf Cumberland Elementary - Kids Biography has 2 B ARM MCK Maxwell Elementary - Kids Biography B ARM MCK	More Info Place Hold

Description

Simple text and illustrations describe the life and accomplishments of the jazz trumpeter who was nicknamed Satchmo.

17) The Louis Armstrong you never knew

Author

Collier, James Lincoln

Shayne Elementary - Kids Biography

B ARM COL

West End Middle - Teen Biography

B ARM COL

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
2004	Children's Press	80 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.	English	On Shelf Shayne Elementary - Kids Biography B ARM COL West End Middle - Teen Biography B ARM COL Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info Place Hold

18) Louis Armstrong and the Jazz Age

Author

Elish, Dan

Jere Baxter Middle - Teen Biography

B ARM ELI

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
c2005	Children's Press	48 p. : ill. (chiefly ill.) ; 25 cm.	English	On Shelf Jere Baxter Middle - Teen Biography B ARM ELI Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info Place Hold

19) Louis Armstrong: jazz musician

Author

Newsome, Joel

Maplewood High - Teen Non-Fiction

781.65 NEW

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
2018	Cavendish Square	144 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.	English	On Shelf Maplewood High - Teen Non-Fiction 781.65 NEW	More Info Place Hold

Description

Looks at the life of American jazz performer and composer Louis Armstrong.

20) Incredible African-American jazz musicians

Author

Feinstein, Stephen

Formats

Book, eBook

Croft Middle - Teen Non-Fiction

781.65 FEI

Dupont Tyler Middle - Teen Biography

B 781.65 FEI

Head Middle Magnet - Teen Non-Fiction

781.65 FEI

Pub. Date	Edition	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
©2013	Library ed.	Enslow Publishers	112 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.	English	On Shelf Croft Middle - Teen Non-Fiction 781.65 FEI Dupont Tyler Middle - Teen Biography B 781.65 FEI Head Middle Magnet - Teen Non-Fiction 781.65 FEI Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info Place Hold

eBook
Show Edition

MackinVIA

Pub. Date	Source	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
[2015]	MackinVIA	Enslow Publishers	1 online resource (112 pages) : illustrations (some color).	English	Available Online MackinVIA	More Info Access Online

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