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This engaging and stimulating kit, produced by the National Museum of American History, is a rich resource for teachers and libraries, and lends itself to appreciating Louis Armstrong and his contribution to the development of jazz. The curriculum outlines Armstrong's life from New Orleans Beginning: 1901-1922, On to Chicago: 1923-1924, New York Introduction: 1924-1925, Innovative Trumpeter: 1925-1929, Memorable Singer: 1929-1949, and Ambassador "Satch", Superb Entertainer: 1950-1971. The 88 page curriculum contains introductory essays for teachers, time lines of Louis Armstrong's life, lesson plans, and an accompanying compact disc for guided listening exercises, a discography, filmography, and selected bibliography. The lesson plans incorporate the National Standards in Arts Education and U.S. History. The accompanying CD includes historic musical selections that help illuminate the development of early jazz and various phases of Armstrong's life; they include Scott Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag, Oh, Didn't He Ramble, Dipper Mouth Blues, Cake Walking Babies from Home, Struttin' with Some Barbecue, West End Blues, Star Dust, Mack the Knife, I Got Plenty o'Nuttin' and What a Wonderful World.