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Home on the range : John A. Lomax and his cowboy songs / by Deborah Hopkinson ; illustrated by S.D. Schindler.

Hopkinson, Deborah. (Author). Schindler, S. D., (illustrator.).

Summary:

As a child, John Avery Lomax loved the songs he heard the cowboys singing along the nearby Chisholm Trail. He began writing them down at an early age. As John grew older, he traveled the country collecting and recording cowboy songs, helping to preserve many favorites.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0399239960
  • ISBN: 9780399239960
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
  • Publisher: New York, N.Y. : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2009]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Target Audience Note:
AD770L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR LG 5.2 0.5 126999.
Lexile AD890L
Awards Note:
A Junior Library Guild selection
Subject:
Lomax, John A. (John Avery), 1867-1948 > Juvenile literature.
Ethnomusicologists > United States > Biography.
Ethnomusicologists > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Folk songs, English > United States > History and criticism.
Folk songs, English > United States > History and criticism > Juvenile literature.
Folklorists > United States > Biography.
Folklorists > United States > Juvenile biography.
Genre:
Biographies.

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  • 13 of 13 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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Jacksonville Main Library JB LOMAX (Text) 36015000211710 Juvenile Biography Available -