Duke Ellington : the piano prince and his orchestra by Pinkney, Andrea Davis 

Paperback(Disney/Jump at the Sun, 2007)

BTSB #: 718979 Available

Dewey: 781.65/BAges: 4-8   
AR: 5 LG RC: 5.5 3-5 Lexile: 800 AD F&P: Q

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Subjects: Ellington, Duke,|d1899-1974 Musicians African Americans - Biography

Summary: Highlights the career of this jazz musician and composer.

If I only had a horn : young Louis Armstrong by Orgill, Roxane 

Paperback(Houghton Mifflin, 1997)

BTSB #: 691413 Available

Dewey: 781.65/BAges: 6-8   
AR: 4.3 LG RC: 3.7 K-2 Lexile: 860

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Subjects: Armstrong, Louis,|d1901-1971 Musicians Jazz music African Americans - Biography

Summary: Relates how the famous jazz trumpeter began his musical career in New Orleans by singing songs on street corners andplaying a batte red cornet in a marching band.

Leonard Bernstein [Getting to know the world's greatest composers (Children's Press)]by Venezia, Mike 

BTSB Prebound(Children's Press, 2018)

BTSB #: 907177 Available

Dewey: 780.92/BAges: 8-10   
AR: 5.6 LG RC: 8.5 3-5 Lexile: 1000

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Subjects: Bernstein, Leonard,|d1918-1990 Musicians

Summary: A biography of Leonard Bernstein, including his life, style, music, and more.

Quien fue Louis Armstrong? [Quien Fue?]by McDonough, Yona Zeldis 

PaperbackSPANISH(Santillana, 2016)

BTSB #: 624148 Available

Dewey: 781.65/BAges: 8-12   


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Subjects: Armstrong, Louis,|d1901-1971 Musicians Jazz African Americans - Biography Spanish language - Reading materials

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Who was Louis Armstrong? [Who Was?]by McDonough, Yona Zeldis 

Paperback(Penguin Workshop, 2004)

BTSB #: 624131 Temp OS

Dewey: 781.65/BAges: 8-12   
AR: 5.2 MG RC: 4.7 3-5 Lexile: 780 F&P: W

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Subjects: Armstrong, Louis,|d1901-1971 Musicians Jazz African American singers - Biography

Summary: The story of Louis Armstrong's beginnings in New Orleans and how he rose to become a legendary jazz musician and singer.