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Author: Margarita Engle
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 51
ISBN-13: 0544102290
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this acclaimed picture book bursting with vibrance and rhythm, a girl dreams of playing the drums in 1930s Cuba, when the music-filled island had a taboo against female drummers.
Author: Jordan Sonnenblick
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2010-01-01
Total Pages: 165
ISBN-13: 0545231167
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA brave and beautiful story that will make readers laugh, and break their hearts at the same time. Now with a special note from the author! Steven has a totally normal life (well, almost).He plays drums in the All-City Jazz Band (whose members call him the Peasant), has a crush on the hottest girl in school (who doesn't even know he's alive), and is constantly annoyed by his younger brother, Jeffrey (who is cuter than cute - which is also pretty annoying). But when Jeffrey gets sick, Steven's world is turned upside down, and he is forced to deal with his brother's illness, his parents' attempts to keep the family in one piece, his homework, the band, girls, and Dangerous Pie (yes, you'll have to read the book to find out what that is!).
Author: Mika Song
Publisher: Random House Graphic
Published: 2020-09-29
Total Pages: 114
ISBN-13: 1984895834
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTwo squirrel best friends meet their match: a donut food truck! This Eisner-nominated hilarious young graphic novel is perfect for fans of Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea and anyone who would do ANYTHING for a donut. Norma and Belly would really really really really really like a donut. With a burned breakfast and a cranky donut seller at the local food truck, they may be stuck with only nuts to eat . . . unless they can steal the biggest, most delicious donut of their tiny lives! Mika Song gives readers something to laugh at as these squirrels try their hardest to get some donuts while just about everything goes wrong. A fun "donut caper" graphic novel that focuses on madcap action, problem-solving, and the power of working together. "I'm nuts for these sweet and silly squirrels." -- Ben Clanton, author of Narwhal and Jelly
Author: Margarita Engle
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Published: 2017-03-14
Total Pages: 52
ISBN-13: 1250156041
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMusician, botanist, baseball player, pilot—the Latinos featured in Bravo!, from author Margarita Engle and illustrator Rafael López, come from many different countries and from many different backgrounds. Celebrate their accomplishments and their contributions to a collective history and a community that continues to evolve and thrive today! Biographical poems include: Aida de Acosta, Arnold Rojas, Baruj Benacerraf, César Chávez, Fabiola Cabeza de Baca, Félix Varela, George Meléndez, José Martí, Juan de Miralles, Juana Briones, Julia de Burgos, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, Paulina Pedroso, Pura Belpré, Roberto Clemente, Tito Puente, Ynes Mexia, Tomás Rivera. Bravo! también está disponible en edición en español.
Author: Thea Guidone
Publisher: Tricycle Press
Published: 2014-02-26
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 038538730X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA summer parade, a drummer parade, a magical bucket-and-bowl serenade! What begins with one boy’s beat on a kettle soon spreads to pots and pans and cartons and cans all across the neighborhood. When everyone joins in, together they create the catchy, driving tempo of a bright, hot DRUM CITY! Get ready to make some noise with this upbeat, lyrical, and diverse picture book!
Author: Mike Grosso
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2016-09-06
Total Pages: 261
ISBN-13: 0544707362
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“This book is the song of my middle-school heart.”—Michelle Schusterman, author of the I Heart Band! series Sam knows she wants to be a drummer. But she doesn’t know how to afford a drum kit, or why budget cuts end her school’s music program, or why her parents argue so much, or even how to explain her dream to other people. But drums sound all the time in Sam’s head, and she’d do just about anything to play them out loud—even lie to her family if she has to. Will the cost of chasing her dream be too high? An exciting new voice in contemporary middle grade, Mike Grosso creates a determined heroine readers will identify with and cheer for.
Author: Mayra L. Dole
Publisher: Children's Book Press
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 42
ISBN-13: 9780892391868
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChavi's music teacher believes that only boys should play drums in Miami'sestival de la Calle Ocho, but Chavi knows she is a good musician and looksor a way to prove it.
Author: Hiba Masood
Publisher:
Published: 2016-12-29
Total Pages: 42
ISBN-13: 9780990625971
DOWNLOAD EBOOKYear after year in the blessed month of Ramadan, little Najma has happily arisen to the drum beat of her neighborhood's musaharati. He walks through the streets of her small Turkish village, waking each family for the pre-dawn meal before the long day of fasting. Najma wants nothing more than to be a musaharati herself one day, but no girl has ever taken on the role before. Will she have what it takes to be the drummer girl of her dreams? Find out in this inspirational story of sincerity, determination, and believing in yourself.
Author: Margarita Engle
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2015-08-04
Total Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 1481435221
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMargarita is a girl from two worlds. Her heart lies in Cuba, her mother s tropical island country, a place so lush with vibrant life that it seems like a fairy tale kingdom. But most of the time she lives in Los Angeles, lonely in the noisy city and dreaming of the summers when she can take a plane through the enchanted air to her beloved island. Words and images are her constant companions, friendly and comforting when the children at school are not.
Author: Tom Leveen
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Published: 2013-04-23
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13: 0375870059
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSeventeen-year-old Tyler Darcy looks back on his first three years of high school and considers the significant events involving Becky, his elusive "dream girl" who may be more troubled than he is willing to acknolwedge.
