Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
by Margarita Engle and Rafael López
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Year Published 2015
Word Count 378
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 173968, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- Music
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Cuba--History--1909-1933--Fiction
- Drummers (Musicians)
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- Dance music--Fiction
- Gender roles
- Cuba
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Music
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- Juvenile Nonfiction | Music | General
- 1909-1933
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry | General
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Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Rafael López about Drum Dream Girl
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Margarita Engle about Drum Dream Girl
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Rafael López
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Margarita Engle
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 9
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Book Readings 1
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Awards & Distinctions 14
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Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2023
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Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten, 2011-2023
Commended, 2016
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Américas Award, 1993-2023
Commended, 2016
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ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
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CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
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Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2023
Selection, 2016
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International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2022
First Place Winner, 2016
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Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2023
Illustrator Winner, 2016
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Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2022
Selection, 2015
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SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
Selection, 2015
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