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McKissack, Patricia , McKissack, Fredrick

Louis Armstrong: King of Jazz

24 pp. | Enslow/Elementary | January, 2013 | Library ISBN 978-0-7660-4106-6 $21.26
New ed. (2001)
(4) K-3 Famous African Americans series. Each simply written title in this updated series (originally published in 1991 and 1992) provides an adequate introduction to a notable African American. Archival photographs, mostly black and white, and mediocre color illustrations appear on every spread. Large type and short sentences make these books suitable for use with reluctant readers. There are six other spring 2013 books in this series. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Famous African Americans titles: Carter G. Woodson, George Washington Carver, Louis Armstrong, Marian Anderson, Mary McLeod Bethune, and Paul Robeson.
Reviewer: Henrietta M. Smith

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