Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln
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Availability:In StockContributor:Margarita EngleTheme:Chronological Period/1851-1899, Ethnic Orientation/Hispanic & Latino, Ethnic Orientation/Latino, Geographic Orientation/District of Columbia, Locality/Washington, D.C.Audience:Ages 4-8Publish date:2019-08-27Pages:40
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Atheneum Books for Young ReadersISBN-13:9781481487405ISBN-10:148148740XUPC:9781481487405Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & Autobiography, People & PlacesBook Topic:Music, Cultural & RegionalAward:2020 Pura Belpre Award Winner - Illustrator AwardSize:10.60 x 8.90 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.95Product ID:SC68Y75EE4
Winner of the Pura Belpr Illustrator Award
A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book In soaring words and stunning illustrations, Margarita Engle and Rafael L pez tell the story of Teresa Carre o, a child prodigy who played piano for Abraham Lincoln. As a little girl, Teresa Carre o loved to let her hands dance across the beautiful keys of the piano. If she felt sad, music cheered her up, and when she was happy, the piano helped her share that joy. Soon she was writing her own songs and performing in grand cathedrals. Then a revolution in Venezuela forced her family to flee to the United States. Teresa felt lonely in this unfamiliar place, where few of the people she met spoke Spanish. Worst of all, there was fighting in her new home, too--the Civil War. Still, Teresa kept playing, and soon she grew famous as the talented Piano Girl who could play anything from a folk song to a sonata. So famous, in fact, that President Abraham Lincoln wanted her to play at the White House Yet with the country torn apart by war, could Teresa's music bring comfort to those who needed it most?
A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book In soaring words and stunning illustrations, Margarita Engle and Rafael L pez tell the story of Teresa Carre o, a child prodigy who played piano for Abraham Lincoln. As a little girl, Teresa Carre o loved to let her hands dance across the beautiful keys of the piano. If she felt sad, music cheered her up, and when she was happy, the piano helped her share that joy. Soon she was writing her own songs and performing in grand cathedrals. Then a revolution in Venezuela forced her family to flee to the United States. Teresa felt lonely in this unfamiliar place, where few of the people she met spoke Spanish. Worst of all, there was fighting in her new home, too--the Civil War. Still, Teresa kept playing, and soon she grew famous as the talented Piano Girl who could play anything from a folk song to a sonata. So famous, in fact, that President Abraham Lincoln wanted her to play at the White House Yet with the country torn apart by war, could Teresa's music bring comfort to those who needed it most?
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Atheneum Books for Young ReadersISBN-13:9781481487405ISBN-10:148148740XUPC:9781481487405Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & Autobiography, People & PlacesBook Topic:Music, Cultural & RegionalAward:2020 Pura Belpre Award Winner - Illustrator AwardSize:10.60 x 8.90 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.95Product ID:SC68Y75EE4
Margarita Engle is the Cuban American author of many books including the verse novels Rima's Rebellion; Your Heart, My Sky; With a Star in My Hand; The Surrender Tree, a Newbery Honor winner; and The Lightning Dreamer. Her verse memoirs include Soaring Earth and Enchanted Air, which received the Pura Belpré Award, a Walter Dean Myers Award Honor, and was a finalist for the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction, among others. Her picture books include Drum Dream Girl, Dancing Hands, and The Flying Girl. Visit her at MargaritaEngle.com. Rafael López was born and raised in Mexico, a place that has always influenced the vivid colors and shapes in his artwork. He now creates community-based mural projects around the world and illustrates acclaimed children's books including The Day You Begin, Bravo!, Drum Dream Girl, We've Got the Whole World in Our Hands, Book Fiesta!, and Dancing Hands. Rafael divides his time between Mexico and California. Visit him at RafaelLopez.com.
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
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🏆 2020 Pura Belpre Award Winner - Illustrator Award
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