Little Melba and Her Big Trombone
by Katheryn Russell-Brown and Frank Morrison
38 Total Resources 7 Awards 6 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 1-6
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- Women / Girls
- African American
Year Published 2014
Word Count 1,608
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 780L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 171228, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Music
- Subject Headings
- African American jazz musicians
- Liston, Melba
- Jazz musicians
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Music
- African American jazz musicians--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Jazz musicians--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- United States
- Liston, Melba--Juvenile literature
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Katheryn Russell-Brown about Little Melba and Her Big Trombone
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Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Frank Morrison about Little Melba and Her Big Trombone
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Frank Morrison
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Katheryn Russell-Brown
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Vocabulary Resources 1
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Awards & Distinctions 7

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2015

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2025
Commended, 2015

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2015

Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2025
Illustrator Honor, 2015

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2014
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