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Hailing from the Tremé neighborhood in New Orleans, Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews got his nickname by wielding a trombone twice as long as he was high. A prodigy, he was leading his own band by age six, and today this Grammy-nominated artist headlines the legendary New Orleans Jazz Fest.

3) The big snow

Author

Hader, Berta

Publisher

Macmillan Co

Pub. Date

1948.

Language

English

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Caldecott Medal Winners

Formats

Book, Kids Reference

Description

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Despite their elaborate preparations for the winter, the animals and birds are delighted by a surprise banquet after a big snow.

4) Baboushka and the three kings

Author

Robbins, Ruth

Publisher

Parnassus Press

Pub. Date

[1960]

Language

English

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Caldecott Medal Winners

Formats

Kids Holiday, Kids Reference

Description

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An old woman who was too busy to travel with the Wise Men to find the Child now searches endlessly for Him each Christmas season.

5) Parrot in the oven: mi vida : a novel

Author

Martinez, Victor

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

Pub. Date

[1996]

Language

English

Description

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Manny relates his coming of age experiences as a member of a poor Mexican American family in which the alcoholic father only adds to everyone's struggle.