Trombone Shorty Worksheets

by Troy Andrews

Lexile 760L · ATOS 4.2

In the Tremé neighborhood of New Orleans, Troy hears music floating in the air day and night, from his big brother James's loud trumpet to the brass bands that parade past his house at Mardi Gras. He and his friends make their own instruments until one day Troy finds a beaten-up trombone twice his size and heads out to play along with the parade. In this Caldecott Honor picture book, Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews tells how he mixed the sounds of his hometown into his own musical gumbo and how he got his nickname.

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Trombone Shorty vocabulary words and comprehension questions

12 vocabulary words and 8 comprehension questions across 3 sections: Beginning · Middle · End.

Vocabulary words include nickname, inspiration, brass, gumbo, instrument, noticed, proudly, practiced, surprised, festival, overhead, performance.

Sample questions

What do people in New Orleans say when they want to tell a friend hello?
What did Troy want his music to sound like?
What did Troy find one day?

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