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Drum dream girl, poem by Margarita Engle ; illustrated by Rafael López

Label
Drum dream girl, poem by Margarita Engle ; illustrated by Rafael López
Language
eng
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Intended audience
Elementary GradeNP, Lexile
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
Drum dream girl
Oclc number
879538850
Responsibility statement
poem by Margarita Engle ; illustrated by Rafael López
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
Target audience
preschool
Classification
Mapped to

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