Bibliograph

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

Type

Label

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

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 6-9

resource.interestGradeLevel

Grades 2-3

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The story of the saxophone

Responsibility statement

by Lesa Cline-Ransome ; illustrated by James E. Ransome

Summary

You may think that the story of the saxophone begins with Dexter Gordon or Charlie Parker, or on a street corner in New Orleans. It really began in 1840 in Belgium with a young daydreamer named Joseph-Antoine Adolphe Sax—a boy with bad luck but great ideas., --Amazon

Target audience

juvenile

Classification