Play, Louis, Play!: The True Story of a Boy and His Horn
by Muriel Harris Weinstein and Frank Morrison
The childhood of Louis Armstrong was as fascinating as the great musician himself-and... read more
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- Grade
- 1-6
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2010
Word Count 9,164
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 740L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 141388, 1 AR Points
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- Subject Headings
- African American jazz musicians
- Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971--Juvenile literature
- Jazz musicians
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Music | Jazz
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Readers | Chapter Books
- Armstrong, Louis
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Music
- African American jazz musicians--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Jazz musicians--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- United States
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Muriel Harris Weinstein about Play, Louis, Play!
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Frank Morrison
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Muriel Harris Weinstein
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Frank Morrison
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Muriel Harris Weinstein
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Author Interviews 3
Meet-the-Author Recording with Muriel Harris Weinstein
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Interview with Muriel Harris Weinstein
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Interview with Frank Morrison
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Reader's Theater Script from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2013
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Comprehension Prompts from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2013
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Lesson Plan from Texas Bluebonnet Award 2013
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