{"product_id":"struttin-with-some-barbecue-lil-hardin-armstrong-becomes-the-first-lady-of-jazz-9781580897402","title":"Struttin' with Some Barbecue: Lil Hardin Armstrong Becomes the First Lady of Jazz","description":"\u003cb\u003eLil Hardin and her man, Louis Armstrong, were musical royalty--inventing a new kind of sound--makin' jazz. Believe it, baby!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the true story of Lil Hardin Armstrong: pianist, composer, and bandleader in the early days of jazz. Ahead of her time, Lil made a career for herself--and for Louis Armstrong, her modest, unassuming husband. Louis might never have become the groundbreaking jazz player he was, if it hadn't been for Lil. Scat-inspired verse celebrates how Lil overcame race and gender barriers to become the first lady of the Chicago jazz scene. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Brimming with a contagious love of jazz and its first lady, this work brings down the house\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews, \u003c\/i\u003eSTARRED review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Charlesbridge Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/11\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781580897402\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2018 pg. 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2018 pg. 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2018 pg. 42\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e501238 \/ Struttin' with Some Barbecue: Lil Hardin Armstrong Becomes the First Lady of Jazz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.8 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 1\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Patricia Hruby Powell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45234804555957,"sku":"9781580897402","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_7fc60eab-072b-4603-be92-b15010084a90.jpg?v=1743518879","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/struttin-with-some-barbecue-lil-hardin-armstrong-becomes-the-first-lady-of-jazz-9781580897402","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}