If I only had a horn : young Louis Armstrong
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Author
Orgill, Roxane.
Contributors
Jenkins, Leonard, ill.
Published
Boston, [Mass.] : Houghton Mifflin, c1997.
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Subjects

LC Subjects
African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971 -- Juvenile literature.
Jazz musicians -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

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Format
Book
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
1404631585 (BWI), 0395759196, 061825076X (pbk.)
Reading Level
LG
Level 4.3, 1 Points
Lexile measure
860
Notes
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.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)

Orgill, R., & Jenkins, L. (1997). If I only had a horn: young Louis Armstrong. Houghton Mifflin.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Orgill, Roxane and Leonard, Jenkins. 1997. If I Only Had a Horn: Young Louis Armstrong. Houghton Mifflin.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Orgill, Roxane and Leonard, Jenkins. If I Only Had a Horn: Young Louis Armstrong. Houghton Mifflin, 1997.

UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)

Orgill, R. and Jenkins, L. (1997). If I only had a horn: young louis armstrong. Boston, [Mass.]: Houghton Mifflin.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)

Orgill, Roxane., and Leonard Jenkins. If I Only Had a Horn: Young Louis Armstrong. Houghton Mifflin, 1997.

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