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Tito Puente, Mambo King, Tito Puente, Rey del Mambo, A bilingual picture book by Monica Brown ; Illustrated by Rafael López ; Translated by Adriana Domínguez

Label
Tito Puente, Mambo King, Tito Puente, Rey del Mambo, A bilingual picture book by Monica Brown ; Illustrated by Rafael López ; Translated by Adriana Domínguez
Language
eng
resource.accompanyingMatter
technical information on music
Form of composition
not applicable
Format of music
not applicable
Intended audience
Elementary Grade740, Lexile
Literary text for sound recordings
biography
Main title
Tito Puente, Mambo King
Music parts
not applicable
Oclc number
1295378161
Responsibility statement
A bilingual picture book by Monica Brown ; Illustrated by Rafael López ; Translated by Adriana Domínguez
resource.studyProgramName
Accelerated Reader, 2.7.Reading Counts!, 3.5.
Sub title
Tito Puente, Rey del Mambo
Summary
En este vibrante libro ilustrado bilingüe sobre la biografía del músico Tito Puente, los lectores bailarán al ritmo de la vida de este rey del mambo. A Tito Puente le encantaba golpear ollas y sartenes cuando era niño, pero lo que realmente soñaba era tener su propia banda algún día. Desde Spanish Harlem hasta los premios Grammy, y todos los ritmos intermedios, esta es la historia real de la vida de un niño cuya pasión por la música lo convirtió en el "Rey del Mambo"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."
Target audience
juvenile
Transposition and arrangement
not applicable
resource.variantTitle
Tito Puente, Rey del Mambo
Classification
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