Born to Swing: Lil Hardin Armstrong's Life in Jazz
by Mara Rockliff and Michele Wood
Born in Memphis in 1898, Lil Hardin loved jazz. Unfortunately, she wasn’t allowed... read more
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- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Area
- African American
- Women / Girls
Year Published 2018
Word Count 1,213
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 670L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 193651
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Music
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Women--Biography
- African American jazz musicians
- Armstrong, Lil Hardin
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women
- Jazz musicians
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Women
- Armstrong, Lil Hardin, 1898-1971
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Music | Jazz
- Women jazz musicians
- Women
- Armstrong, Lil Hardin, 1898-1971--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Music
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Music | History
- African American jazz musicians--Biography--Juvenile literature
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Music
- African Americans
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Music / Jazz
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
- African Americans--Biography
- Women jazz musicians--Biography--Juvenile literature
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