Troy Andrews' Trombone Shorty: A Musical Journey of Soulful Jazz and Funky New Orleans Vibes

By: Troy Andrews (Author), Bryan Collier (Illustrator)

Trombone Shorty by Troy Andrews is the perfect gift for any child interested in music biographies. This book is of the highest quality, featuring a sturdy binding and pages that are easy to read and print. With its giftable packaging, this book makes the perfect present for any young music enthusiast.

Key Features:

Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews is a Grammy-nominated artist who has made a name for himself in the music industry. His unique style of jazz, funk, rock, and hip-hop has made him a favorite among fans and critics alike. His live performances are renowned for their energy and enthusiasm, and he has collaborated with some of the biggest names in music, including Lenny Kravitz, Jeff Beck, and Macklemore. Troy Andrews is a master of his craft and a true innovator in the music world.
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Overall satisfaction
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Giftable
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Easy to understand
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Easy to read
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Binding and pages quality
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Details of Troy Andrews' Trombone Shorty: A Musical Journey of Soulful Jazz and Funky New Orleans Vibes

  • Language ‏ ‎: English
  • Dimensions ‏ ‎: 10.45 x 0.65 x 10.3 inches
  • Grade level ‏ ‎: Preschool - 3
  • Children's Multicultural Biographies: Children's Multicultural Biographies
  • Customer Reviews: 4.9/5 stars of 661 ratings
  • Publisher ‏ ‎: Abrams Books for Young Readers; First Edition
  • Children's Musical Biographies (Books): Children's Musical Biographies
  • ISBN-13 ‏ ‎: 978-1419714658
  • Hardcover ‏ ‎: 40 pages
  • Lexile measure ‏ ‎: 760L
  • Reading age ‏ ‎: 3 - 8 years, from customers
  • ISBN-10 ‏ ‎: 1419714651
  • Children's Black & African American Story Books: Children's Black & African American Story Books
  • Best Sellers Rank: #41 in Children's Musical Biographies #138 in Children's Multicultural Biographies#216 in Children's Black & African American Story Books
  • Item Weight ‏ ‎: 15.9 ounces

Comments

Roseann: This book is great for preteens and young teens who are interested in music. The illustrations make you feel like you're at Mardi Gras in New Orleans. It's empowering and heart warming! Based on a real person, Trombone Shorty, who had the talent and interest to learn how to play music and went on to perform with the likes of stars like Bo Diddley!

United States on Mar 18, 2023

Thuy Nguyen: Full of culture, nostalgia, love, and warmth! Looking forward to more books from this author/musician!!
Thank you for introducing so many people to the the NOLA culture and preserving it!!

United States on Mar 05, 2023

Ms. Vonnisha: My child enjoyed this book very much. She loves reading about musical instruments.

United States on May 25, 2022

Kevin Ogren: I love this book!! I use it for my elementary music classes. I did a unit in Troy Andrews for Black History month. I also purchased his other book 5 O’clock Band - another great book!

Canada on Sep 06, 2020

Client d'Amazon: Fan de jazz et de Trombone Shorty, un beau livre sur son histoire et celle de sa ville la Nouvelle Orléans. Belles illustrations et parcours intéressant d'un enfant surdoué. Une belle histoire à faire découvrir aux enfants à travers la ville.
Un beau cadeau à faire ou à se faire ce qui était mon cas.

France on Mar 26, 2019

JMIce: I had a student pick this book out to share with me during a tutoring session. I was floored. The student told me that the librarian in his school had read it to him and he wanted to read it to me.

As he started to read, I immediately noticed that he didn't understand what tone and intonation by the text that was written. Some words were in this awesome bold black font. Other words were highlighted with quotation marks and exclamation marks. As we continued to read this amazing true story, I was able to help my student learn about why authors write the way they do and why they choose certain text. The illustrations have such an honest realism to match the story and I got the opportunity to talk to my student about different cultures found in parts of cities, in the cities themselves, and states in our country.

I was so enthusiastic about the book, I immediately bought a copy for my dad who loves the culture of Treme and New Orleans. I didn't tell him what I was sending but when he got it, not only did who know who Trombone Shorty was but owned one of his albums.

This story resonated with an 8 year old Filipino boy and 68 year old Caucasian man. How amazing is...

United States on Jul 23, 2018

JLS: “Trombone Shorty” is a 2016 Caldacott Honor book and a winner of the Coretta Scott King award. In this auto-biography, the author, Troy Andrews, tells his story of how he came to be the famous Trombone Shorty. This book truly belongs in the hands of all children as it is a beautiful story of how a young boy who comes from meager means, discovers not only his love of music but also a trombone that would change his life.
The big idea of this story is to show that when you hold on to what you love at all costs, great things can happen. This story is steeped in rich New Orleans culture as Troy Andrews begins his story with a traditional New Orleans, ‘hello’ by saying ‘where Y’at?’ on the first page and throughout the entire story. He credits his city and his older brother with igniting his passion for music. In the beginning of the story, Andrews says that he and his friends would watch his older brother’s jazz band and they would pretend to play along. One day, at only six years of age, Troy found a trombone in severe disrepair, but he that did not stop him from trying to fix it and play it. The trombone was bigger than he was which is how he got the nickname...

United States on Apr 10, 2016

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Language ‏ ‎ English English English
Dimensions ‏ ‎ 10.45 x 0.65 x 10.3 inches 8 x 0.38 x 9.75 inches 5.1 x 0.65 x 6.2 inches
Grade level ‏ ‎ Preschool - 3 Preschool - 2 Preschool and up
Children's Multicultural Biographies Children's Multicultural Biographies
Customer Reviews 4.9/5 stars of 661 ratings 4.9/5 stars of 870 ratings 4.9/5 stars of 2,289 ratings
Publisher ‏ ‎ Abrams Books for Young Readers; First Edition Frances Lincoln Children's Books; Illustrated edition Frances Lincoln Children's Books; Illustrated edition
Children's Musical Biographies (Books) Children's Musical Biographies Children's Musical Biographies Children's Musical Biographies
ISBN-13 ‏ ‎ 978-1419714658 978-0711258402 978-0711246119
Hardcover ‏ ‎ 40 pages 32 pages
Lexile measure ‏ ‎ 760L
Reading age ‏ ‎ 3 - 8 years, from customers 2 - 8 years, from customers 1 - 7 years, from customers
ISBN-10 ‏ ‎ 1419714651 0711258406 0711246114
Children's Black & African American Story Books Children's Black & African American Story Books
Best Sellers Rank #41 in Children's Musical Biographies #138 in Children's Multicultural Biographies#216 in Children's Black & African American Story Books #9 in Children's Rock Music#48 in Children's Musical Biographies #295 in Children's Performing Arts Books #28 in Children's Popular Music#71 in Children's Performing Arts Biographies #79 in Children's Musical Biographies
Item Weight ‏ ‎ 15.9 ounces 12 ounces 6.4 ounces
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