Drum dream girl : how one girl's courage changed music / poem by Margarita Engle ; illustrations by Rafael López.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2015]Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cmContent type: - still image
- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0544102290 (hbk.)
- 9780544102293 (hbk.)
- Drumdream girl
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Picturebook | Historical Events | Engle Margarit | Checked out | 06/07/2024 | 33111007735869 | |||
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Picturebook | Historical Events | Engle Margarit | Available | 33111007983873 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Girls cannot be drummers. Long ago on an island filled with music, no one questioned that rule--until the drum dream girl.
In her city of drumbeats, she dreamed of pounding tall congas and tapping small bongós. She had to keep quiet. She had to practice in secret. But when at last her dream-bright music was heard, everyone sang and danced and decided that both girls and boys should be free to drum and dream.
Inspired by the childhood of Millo Castro Zaldarriaga, a Chinese-African-Cuban girl who broke Cuba's traditional taboo against female drummers, Drum Dream Girl tells an inspiring true story for dreamers everywhere.
This beautiful picture book was recognized with a Pura Belpré Honor. A strong option for those interested in women's history and Hispanic History topics.
Includes bibliographical reference.
Follows a young Cuban girl in the 1930s as she strives to become a drummer, despite being continually reminded that only boys play the drums, and that there's never been a female drummer in Cuba. Includes note about Millo Castro Zaldarriaga, who inspired the story, and Anacaona, the all-girl dance band she formed with her sisters.