{"product_id":"travels-with-louis-paperback","title":"Travels with Louis - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMick Carlon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Louis was home in Queens, neighborhood kids would gather around as he brought them into jazz. His music still vibrantly lives around the world, and his spirit of humaneness lives in \u003ci\u003eTravels with Louis\u003c\/i\u003e by Mick Carlon, teacher of jazz to the young of all ages.--Nat Hentoff\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThanks to his friendship with the great Louis Armstrong, twelve-year old Fred sees his world expand from ice cream and baseball in Queens to jazz at the Village Vanguard, a civil rights sit-in in Nashville, and ecstatic concerts in London and Paris. A wonderful story, which rings true on many levels.--Michael Cogswell, director, Louis Armstrong House Museum\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarlon is driven by a love divided evenly between the subject and the act of writing itself.--Brian Morton, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Penguin Guide to Jazz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Mick Carlon's \u003ci\u003eRiding on Duke's Train\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn schools where students are lucky enough to experience classroom jazz studies, this title, combining rich musical history and a 'you are there' approach, is a natural.--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnthralling. . . . An adventure story with a smart, historical framework.--\u003ci\u003eForeWord\u003c\/i\u003e, Recommended Books for Kids\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA ripping good yarn.--Brian Morton\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQueens, 1959. Twelve-year-old Fred loves reading, baseball, and playing trumpet with his neighbor, Louis Armstrong. Fred accompanies Louis to Nashville, where he encounters a Civil Rights lunch counter strike, and to London and Paris. Characters include Langston Hughes, Dizzy Gillespie, and Duke Ellington. Says jazz photographer Jack Bradley, Reading this book is like visiting my friend again. This is the way he was, folks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMick Carlon is a 27-year veteran English\/journalism teacher at both the high and middle school levels. A life-long jazz fan, he regularly plays jazz in his classroom and has turned hundreds of students into jazz fans. He is quoted in the latest edition of The Penguin Guide to Jazz, co-authored by Brian Morton. His first children's novel, Riding on Duke's Train, was published in January 2012.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 245\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 7.75 x 5.42 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 28, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769942311200,"sku":"9781935248354","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0e00944240a8558d038f7e1df2af0200.webp?v=1780360429","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/travels-with-louis-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}