A Horn for Louis

Note: How did the famous New Orleans jazz trumpet player Louis Armstrong get his first horn? The 7-year-old Louis Armstrong was too poor to buy real instruments. He did not go to school. In order to help his mother pay the rent, he rides the old truck every day through the streets of New Orleans, plays the horns of tin, and gathers what people do not want. One day thereafter, the garbage gang passed through the pawnbroker with a shining brass trumpet on the window ... information about diligence, persistence, hope, tolerance, cooperation, trust and friendship, Horn of Louis, ambitious It is a perfect musician for young people and nonfiction fans! The historical footholds are currently being updated, and the emphasis on today's new interests in common core and nonfiction are emphasized. Suitable for family, school and library shelves.

Louis Armstrong is one of the most famous jazz musicians in the 20th century and is known for his talent as a horn player and singer. Rui is a trumpet and trombone performer and extends the range and sounds accepted for jazz music. His recording also began with improvisation solo, from group improvisation to solo improvisation. As a singer, Louis helps promote prose and improvisation using syllables and sounds, not real languages. Rui's career has been a great success. And it is even more amazing when we remember all of these occurred in the apartheid and civil rights ethnic background. As one of the few African-American musicians transcending ethnic labels, Louis is an important person in demonstrating the possibilities of a comprehensive society. Yes, he is very good

As a little boy, Louis worked on garbage trucks owned by the Jewish Kanovsky family. He attracted his customers with a simple toy horn and a musical talent gaining his attention. The events covered in this book show how the toys were lost and how intimate Karnofskys helped him get his first true horn. In this fascinating story, Kimmel takes people around in their lives. The rude life of the story building is whitewashed, but suitable for young people 's books. The focus remains on the relationship between Louis and his loved ones, and his dream of becoming a great musician. This book will give a great introduction on the importance of famous people in the experience in the United States and Louis Armstrong as jazz. At the same time, it provides a moving view of ethnic and religious relations in our history. It is unusual for children's Jewish libraries but is a desirable choice. 7 to 10 years old

Gimel embroidered one of several contradictory anecdotes, Louis Armstrong speaks how he brought his first horn to a warm Hanukkah story with old and new Orleans tips. The 7 - year - old Lewis and his mother and sister were very poor when he was asleep on the quilted mountain on the floor. He was proud of having worked with the Jewish Karnofskys in the waste shelter. When his old tin tin number ceased, his affectionate employer presented him with a shiny old cornet as a gift for Hanukkah. While remembering the mother's maxims, they agreed to always pay for their own way, not to accept charity, and to pay for horn without shedding tears from the beginning. (Illustration can not be seen) (additional note, vocabulary) (novel 9-11)