{"product_id":"tito-puente-mambo-king-tito-puente-rey-del-mambo-bilingual-english-spanish-9780061227837","title":"Tito Puente, Mambo King\/Tito Puente, Rey del Mambo: Bilingual English-Spanish","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this vibrant bilingual picture book biography of musician Tito Puente, readers will dance along to the beat of the mambo king's life.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTito 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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAward-winning author-illustrator duo Monica Brown and Rafael López bring the remarkable story of this talented legend to life in this Pura Belpré Honor Book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Monica Brown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins Espanol\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.20h x 10.30w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061227837\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e Spanish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 4-8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e156973 \/ Tito Puente, Mambo King\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Pura Belpre Award - Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Buckaroo Book Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Americas Award for Children \u0026amp; Young Adult Literature - Commended\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2013 pg. 53\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/04\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2013 pg. 133\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2013 pg. 55\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2013 - Superior,Well Above Average\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrown, Monica:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMonica Brown\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eSmall Room, Big Dreams: The Journey of Julián and Joaquin Castro\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003ePelé, King of Soccer \/ Pelé, El rey del fútbol\u003c\/em\u003e;\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eSide by Side: The Story of Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez \/ Lado a lado: La historia de Dolores Huerta y César Chávez\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as the Pura Belpré Honor Books \u003cem\u003eMy Name Is Celia \/ Me llamo Celia\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFrida Kahlo and Her Animalitos\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eMarisol McDonald Doesn't Match \/ Marisol McDonald no combina\u003c\/em\u003e. Monica lives in Flagstaff, Arizona, with her family. Find her at monicabrown.net.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMonica Brown \u003c\/strong\u003ees la autora de \u003cem\u003eSmall Room, Big Dreams: The Journey of Julián and Joaquin Castro\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003ePelé, King of Soccer \/ Pelé, El rey del fútbol\u003c\/em\u003e;\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ey \u003cem\u003eSide by Side: The Story of Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez \/ Lado a lado: La historia de Dolores Huerta y César Chávez\u003c\/em\u003e y de los libros ganadores del Honor Pura Belpré \u003cem\u003eMy Name Is Celia \/ Me llamo Celia\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos\u003c\/em\u003e y \u003cem\u003eMarisol McDonald Doesn't Match \/ Marisol McDonald no combina\u003c\/em\u003e. Monica vive en Flagstaff, Arizona, con su familia. Encuéntrala en monicabrown.net.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLópez, Rafael:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRafael López\u003c\/b\u003e is a\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling, award winning illustrator who has illustrated numerous acclaimed picture books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Day You Begin\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Year We Learned to Fly\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers)\u003ci\u003e, Dancing Hands \u003c\/i\u003e(Pura Belpré Medal), and \u003ci\u003eJust Ask! Be Different, Be Brave, Be You\u003c\/i\u003e (Schneider Award), among others. Rafael is the recipient of three Pura Belpré medals, the Schneider Family Book Award, the Jane Addams Book Award, and the Tomás Rivera Book Award. He was the first guest artist of the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum and founder of the Urban Art Trail, a series of large-scale community murals around the U.S. Rafael lives in San Diego and San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. You can visit him at rafaellopez.com. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Monica Brown \/ Hardcover \/ Spanish","offer_id":48752370221213,"sku":"9780061227837","price":23.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_3fca25f5-96b4-4d81-a2a6-235b74d54459.jpg?v=1785922244","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/tito-puente-mambo-king-tito-puente-rey-del-mambo-bilingual-english-spanish-9780061227837","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}