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| Author | : Ruth Behar |
| Publisher | : University of Michigan Press |
| Total Pages | : 452 |
| Release | : 1995 |
| Genre | : Literary Collections |
| ISBN | : 9780472066117 |
Cuban and Cuban-American scholars, writers, and artists celebrate the possibility of overcoming divisions of politics and hate
| Author | : Jim Payne |
| Publisher | : Hal Leonard Corporation |
| Total Pages | : 92 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : Music |
| ISBN | : 9781423413356 |
(Book). Biography of the legendary Tito Puente and a brief history of Afro-Cuban/salsa music that he popularized throughout the world. A 2-hour DVD includes Tito discussing his incredible 50-year career as a band leader and the influence of other musicians from Cachao to Celia Cruz to Santana had on him. It also features Tito soloing on his legendary gold timbales. The book includes a discography and 50 archival photos.
| Author | : Jennifer Degenhardt |
| Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Total Pages | : 76 |
| Release | : 2017-03-22 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781544219318 |
If being in the minority in a particular demographic isn't demanding enough, Yamila discovers a family secret that threatens to derail the success she has encountered thus far at her competitive high school, even given the economic challenges confronted by her and her family. Experience the trials that Yamila faces in contrast to the seemingly carefree life of her best friend, Ashley, as the two characters illustrate their differences all while maintaining their relationship. La Ni�era is a common story, but one rarely told in accessible Spanish. As a level-two reader, students of Spanish have access to rich vocabulary, a review of the present tense and an introduction to the past tenses in context through a story whose cultural content also presents topics worthy of discussion.
| Author | : Tim McNeese |
| Publisher | : Infobase Learning |
| Total Pages | : 144 |
| Release | : 2013 |
| Genre | : Music |
| ISBN | : 1438146396 |
A biography of the band leader and recording artist who grew up in Spanish Harlem and gained worldwide popularity as the "King of Latin Music."
| Author | : Jennifer Degenhardt |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 60 |
| Release | : 2017-10-07 |
| Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
| ISBN | : 9780999347928 |
Taruka is the new girl at the high school in town. The story takes the reader through a year of high school that Taruka is not likely to forget. She makes friends and meets a boy, Cooper. Like Cooper and many of the students at the school Taruka is very involved in sports, so she gets along with her new classmates well. But issues arise with her newfound friendship with Cooper when their differences are highlighted by the adults in their lives. This book is intended as a reader for students learning English. While the story has a plot similar to the classic story of Romeo and Juliet or Tony and Maria, the vocabulary and grammar are simple and comprehensible even for those just beginning with English.
| Author | : Monica Brown |
| Publisher | : Rayo |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2013-03-05 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9780061227837 |
In this vibrant bilingual picture book biography of musician Tito Puente, readers will dance along to the beat of this mambo king's life. Tito Puente loved banging pots and pans as a child, but what he really dreamed of was having his own band one day. From Spanish Harlem to the Grammy Awards—and all the beats in between—this is the true life story of a boy whose passion for music turned him into the "King of Mambo." Award-winning author-illustrator duo Monica Brown and Rafael López bring the remarkable story of this talented legend to life in this Pura Belpré Honor Book. Supports the Common Core State Standards.
| Author | : Shane Bugbee |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 108 |
| Release | : 2004-10-20 |
| Genre | : True Crime |
| ISBN | : 9781411615441 |
"Grandmotherly Dorthea Puente is becoming as renowned for her cooking as for being a notorious mass murder, serial killer and all around psycho"... THE SUN DORTHEA PUENTE has been accused of a lot of things... being a bad cook isn't one of them. You see, Dorothea ran a boarding house in Sacramento, Ca. and the care she provided was above and beyond other care providers, but one thing everyone involved in this case keyed in on was how awesome ALL of her tenants thought the cooking was... one tenant went as far as saying " Every Dinner at Dorothea's was like Thanksgiving Dinner " NONE OF THEM WERE MURDERED... THEY DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES... I COULDN'T DO THAT ANYHOW, I'M NOT THAT TYPE OF PERSON... I'M TOO CARING AND I WORRY TOO MUCH ABOUT MY PEOPLE EATING... EVERYBODY CAN TELL YOU THAT, WHY WOULD I SPEND MONEY FATTENING THEN UP IF I WAS GOING TO KILL THEM." ... DOROTHEA PUENTE Convicted Killer/Gormet Cook
| Author | : Mary Olmstead |
| Publisher | : Heinemann-Raintree Library |
| Total Pages | : 72 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 9781410907134 |
A biography of the band leader and recording artist who grew up in Spanish Harlem and gained worldwide popularity as the "King of Latin Music."
