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Author:

Carlon, Mick.

Title:

Riding on Duke's train / Mick Carlon.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Leapfrog Press,

Copyright Date:

c2012

Description:

173 p. ; 20 cm.

Subject:

African American musicians--Juvenile fiction.
Musicians--Juvenile fiction.
Jazz--Juvenile fiction.
Orphans--Juvenile fiction.
Ellington, Duke,--1899-1974--Juvenile fiction.
Duke Ellington Orchestra--Juvenile fiction.
African Americans--Juvenile fiction.
Travel--Juvenile fiction.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--History--20th century--Juvenile fiction.
Europe--History--1918-1945--Juvenile fiction.

Notes:

"A LeapKids book." "Leapfrog kids."

Summary:

Nine-year-old Danny, an orphan, hitches a ride on a train one night in 1937 Georgia and before he knows it, he has a home in Harlem with Duke Ellington, meets many famous musicians, and tours America and, later, the world with Duke's orchestra.

ISBN:

1935248065 (alk. paper)
9781935248064 (alk. paper) :

OCLC:

(OCoLC)709681487

LCCN:

2011038029

Locations:

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

CMPE792 -- Drake Community Library (Grinnell)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)