Just a Lucky So and So: The Story of Louis Armstrong
by Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome
He was born "black, poor, and lucky." The glowing story of "Satchmo"--the great jazz... read more
- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2016
Word Count 1,168
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 930L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 182947
- Curricular Area
- History
- Music
- Social Studies
- Lists With This Book
- Fifth Grade Social Studies 2020-2021
Our Original Resources 8
Meet-the-Author Recording with Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome about Just a Lucky So and So
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Lesa Cline-Ransome
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Audio Name Pronunciation with James Ransome
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Lesa Cline-Ransome “On Writing Biographical Nonfiction”
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In-depth Written Interview with James Ransome
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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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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Discussion Guide from Holiday House
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Arnell Powell
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