Drum dream girl : how one girl's courage changed music / poem by Margarita Engle ; illustrations by Rafael López
- Author:
- Engle, Margarita
- Published:
- Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2015]
- Copyright Date:
- ©2015
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
- Additional Creators:
- López, Rafael, 1961-
- Summary:
- Follows a girl in the 1920s as she strives to become a drummer, despite being continually reminded that only boys play the drums, and that there has 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.
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- ISBN:
- 9780544102293
0544102290 - Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical reference (page 39).
- Awards:
- Charlotte Zolotow Award, 2016
Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Winner, 2016
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