From the time she was a little girl in early 1900s Memphis, Lil Hardin was drawn to music. Her mother wanted Lil to be a proper lady and study classical music. But that was no life for Lil: music was no fun without the blues!
Author’s note. Further information on Lil Hardin Armstrong. Note on jazz. Note on segregation. Note on Armstrong’s family and estate. Time line. Glossary. Further resources and selected bibliography. Quotation sources. Index. Black-and-white illustrations created in ink and graphite.
Title alpha Struttin' with Some Barbecue: Lil Harden Armstrong Becomes the First Lady of Jazz
Level Biography Elementary Plus
Pages Count 96
Genre Nonfiction
Topics Lil Hardin Armstrong (1898–1971). Louis Armstrong (1901–1971). Jazz musicians. Songwriting. Piano music. Trumpet music. Segregation. Biographies in verse. Memphis, Tennessee. Chicago, Illinois.
SRC Level 6.200000
SRC Points 4.000000
Lexile 900L
Trim Size 9" x 6"
JLG Span Spring
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2018-12-10
JLG Release Date Mar 2019
Minimum grade 1
Maximum grade 4
Reading level Elementary
Format Print
Biography Elementary Plus (Grades 1-4)
Biography Elementary Plus
Biography Elementary Plus (Grades 1-4)
For Grades 1-4
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