  | Drum dream girl : how one girl's courage changed music Author: Engle, Margarita | |
| Price: $23.08 | ||
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.
| Illustrator: | Lopez, Rafael |
| Accelerated Reader Information: Interest Level: LG Reading Level: 4.20 Points: .5 Quiz: 173968 | Reading Counts Information: Interest Level: 3-5 Reading Level: 4.30 Points: 1.0 Quiz: 68901 | |
Common Core Standards
Grade 1 → Reading → RL Reading Literature → 1.RL Key Ideas & Details
Grade 1 → Reading → RL Reading Literature → 1.RL Craft & Structure
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (+) (12/15/14)
School Library Journal (02/01/17)
Booklist (02/01/15)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (05/15)
The Hornbook (00/05/15)
Full Text Reviews:
School Library Journal - 01/01/2015 - Copyright 2015 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
Booklist - 02/01/2015 - Copyright 2015 Booklist.
Bulletin for the Center... - 05/01/2015 - Copyright 2015 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.
School Library Journal - 02/01/2017 - Copyright 2017 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
