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Weinstein, Muriel Harris

When Louis Armstrong Taught Me Scat

32 pp. | Chronicle | February, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8118-5131-2 $16.99
(4) K-3 Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie. After dancing to Louis Armstrong's music with her mom, the narrator dreams that he teaches her to scat about her subject of choice: bubble gum. This commendable effort to introduce young readers to Armstrong could use some shaping, and scat on paper ("Dooo-bleee-ooo-DIP-DOP") just doesn't swing, but Christie's acrylics inject the printed soundtrack with as much music as possible.
Reviewer: Nell Beram

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