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The story of the saxophone / by Lesa Cline-Ransome ; illustrated by James E. Ransome.

Cline-Ransome, Lesa, (author.). Ransome, James, (illustrator.).

Summary:
Brassy, smoky, and melodious. To most poeple the saxophone brings to mind jazz. But the story of the saxophone didn't begin on a street corner in New Orleans. It all started in 1814 in Belgium with a young boy named Joseph-Antoine Adolphe Sax - a boy prone to daydreaming and determined to create the musical instrument of his dreams. This book unravels the fascinating history of how Adolphe's once reviled instrument was transported across Europe and Mexico and then to New Orleans to become the iconic symbol of jazz music that it is today.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780823437023
  • ISBN: 0823437027
  • Physical Description: 37 pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 28 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Holiday House, [2023]

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
Ages 6-9 Holiday House Publishing, Inc.
Grades 2-3 Holiday House Publishing, Inc.
Subject: Sax, Adolphe, 1814-1894 > Juvenile literature.
Saxophone > History > Juvenile literature.
Sax, Adolphe, 1814-1894.
Saxophone > History.
Genre: Biographies.
Informational works.
Picture books.

Available copies

  • 11 of 12 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 12 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cambria County Library E Cli (Text) 85131001901165 CACM Juvenile Picture Book Available -
DuBois Public Library J 788.7 CLINE-RANSOME (Text) 61000100095039 Juvenile NonFiction Available -
Indian Valley Public Library Juv 788.7 Cline-Ransome (Text) 39427103745618 Nonfiction Room: Adult Nonfiction Checked Out 05/03/2024
Juniata County Library J 788.7 CLI (Text) 39640100656493 JUNM Juvenile Non-Fiction Available -
Lower Macungie Library JUV 788.7 CLI (Text) 33400001592297 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Muhlenberg Community Library J 788.719 CLI (Text) 33249024911210 Children's Non-fiction Available -
Palmerton Area Library J 788.719 C61 (Text) 65000000065799 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Pottsville Free Public Library j 788.7 C (Text) 30003009157197 Childrens Area Available -
Southern Lehigh Public Library J 788.7 CLI (Text)
Bookplate: This item was purchased in honor of Christopher & Nicole McKinley for a donation to the Southern Lehigh Public Library Helping Hands Campaign 2022-2023.
30044100912676 New Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Spring Township Library J 788.719 CLI (Text) 33249024593620 Children's Non-fiction Available -


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