If I Only Had a Horn: Young Louis Armstrong - Couverture souple

Orgill, Roxane

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 061825076X ISBN 13 : 9780618250769

Editeur : HMH Books for Young Readers, 2002

Synopsis

If Only I Had a Horn 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. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Roxane Orgill’s vivid words and Leonard 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. As a poor boy in New Orleans, where music was everywhere—dancing out of doorways, singing on street corners, crying from the cornet of the great Joe Oliver for all to hear—Louis longed for a horn so that he too could sing, bring home pennies, and, most of all, tap happy-feet blues till the sun rose. It wasn’t going to be easy. Many things, not all of them good, had to happen before he got his horn. But when at last he did, he sent music spiraling up into the New Orleans night sky like a spinning top gone crazy.

Revue de presse :

"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

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: HMH Books for Young Readers
• Date d'édition: 2002
• ISBN 10: 061825076X
• ISBN 13: 9780618250769
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 32
• Illustrateur: Jenkins Leonard