Tito Puente, Mambo King/Tito Puente, Rey del Mambo

Tito Puente, Mambo King/Tito Puente, Rey del Mambo
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.

Tito Puente, Mambo King

Tito Puente, Mambo King
Author: Monica Brown
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Picture books for children
ISBN: 9781606178706

A vibrant bilingual picture-book biography that portrays the musical and cultural phenomenon of Tito Puente, Mambo King.

Celia Cruz, Queen of Salsa

Celia Cruz, Queen of Salsa
Author: Veronica Chambers
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2007-07-19
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0142407798

Everyone knows the flamboyant, larger-than-life Celia Cruz, the extraordinary salsa singer who passed away in 2003, leaving millions of fans brokenhearted. indeed, there was a magical vibrancy to the Cuban salsa singer. to hear her voice or to see her perform was to feel her life-affirming energy deep within you. relish the sizzling sights and sounds of her legacy in this glimpse into Celia’s childhood and her inspiring rise to worldwide fame and recognition as the Queen of salsa. Her inspirational life story is sure to sweeten your soul.

The Rainbow-colored Horse

The Rainbow-colored Horse
Author: Pura Belpré
Publisher: Frederick Warne
Total Pages: 48
Release: 1978
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN:

When the youngest son succeeds in capturing the dazzling seven-color horse that has been trampling his father's fields, the horse bargains for his freedom by granting the young man three favors.

The Best Mariachi in the World

The Best Mariachi in the World
Author: J. D. Smith
Publisher: Raven Tree Press,Csi
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008-09-24
Genre: Mariachi
ISBN: 9781887744980

Gustavo's family has a mariachi band and everyone except Gustavo is in it. Follow him as he finds his place in the family business.

Tito Puente and the Making of Latin Music

Tito Puente and the Making of Latin Music
Author: Steven Joseph Loza
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Total Pages: 312
Release: 1999
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780252067785

A multifaceted portrait of "El Rey", the king of Latin music, this is the first in-depth historical, musical, and cultural study to trace the career and influence of Tito Puente. 57 photos.

Good Eating: The Short Life of Krill

Good Eating: The Short Life of Krill
Author: Matt Lilley
Publisher: Tilbury House Publishers and Cadent Publishing
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2022-01-11
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0884488691

2022 Cybils Award WINNER for Elementary Nonfiction!!! NYPL best books of 2022 California Eureka Silver Honoree award 2022 "To my delight, your average krill is a far stranger story of metamorphosis than anything our butterflies can come up with." - Elizabeth Bird, A Fuse 8 Production A fun exploration of a tiny animal at the base of the ocean food chain Just 2 inches long full-grown, this little guy is the foundation of the Southern Ocean food chain... “Hi. What are you? You appear to be an egg. You are an egg sinking. For many days, you sink. You sink a mile down, and you keep sinking down… down… until…” The unidentified narrator follows one krill among billions as it pursues its brief existence, eating and eating while metamorphosing from one thing into another and trying to avoid being eaten. Questions and advice are hurled at the krill on every page, but the krill never responds—because, after all, krill can’t talk, and this is nonfiction. Krill are the largest animals able to catch and eat phytoplankton, and they in turn are eaten by the largest animals ever to live on earth—blue whales—as well as by seals, penguins, and a host of others. In other words, krill are really good at eating, and they make really good eating. And that makes them the most important animals in the high-latitude oceans. As in The Whale Fall Café, Dan Tavis’s illustrations combine scientific accuracy with Nemo liveliness and humor. Our star krill is so good at gobbling up phytoplankton that he turns green, so we can pick him out from the crowd racing to escape a penguin’s beak or a blue whale’s gaping maw. The book has been reviewed and endorsed by global krill expert Dr. Stephen Nichol, and the manuscript earned an honorable mention in Minnesota’s McKnight Artist Fellowships for Writers. Helpful backmatter is included. The Good Eating manuscript won an honorable mention in Minnesota’s McKnight Artist Fellowships for Writers. Technical review and endorsement from Dr. Stephen Nichol, adjunct professor at the University of Tasmania and author of The Curious Life of Krill.

Tito Puente, Mambo King/Tito Puente, Rey Del Mambo

Tito Puente, Mambo King/Tito Puente, Rey Del Mambo
Author: Monica Brown
Publisher: Quill Tree Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024-09-03
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780061227844

*A Pura Belpré Honor Book!* In this vibrant bilingual picture book biography of musician Tito Puente by award-winning author-illustrator team Monica Brown and Rafael López, readers will dance along to the beat of the 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." Brown and López bring the remarkable story of this talented legend to life in this captivating and informative picture book.