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Drum Dream Girl (Read Along)

How One Girl's Courage Changed Music

4.7
(25)
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Rating
NR
Duration
5m
Year
2016
Language
English
Publisher
Dreamscape Media

About

WINNER OF THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL! Girls cannot be drummers. Long ago on an island filled with music, no one questioned that rule-until the drum dream girl. In her city of drumbeats, she dreamed of pounding tall congas and tapping small bongós. She had to keep quiet. She had to practice in secret. But when at last her dream-bright music was heard, everyone sang and danced and decided that both girls and boys should be free to drum and dream. Inspired by the childhood of Millo Castro Zaldarriaga, a Chinese-African-Cuban girl who broke Cuba's traditional taboo against female drummers, Drum Dream Girl tells an inspiring true story for dreamers everywhere.

Related Subjects

  • Children's
  • Read-a-long
  • Picture Books On Video
  • Dreamscape
  • Read-along

Extended Details

  • Closed CaptionsEnglish

    Reviews

    "A beautiful account of a young girl's bravery and her important contribution toward gender equality in the creative arts."
    Kirkus, starred review
    "The heroine's tenacity in the face of naysayers will inspire all dreamers, and the illustrator's smile-inducing cameo on the last page emphasizes the universality of Millo's story...For those looking for more nonfiction titles about female musical powerhouses."
    School Library Journal, starred review
    "The text and illustrations work together beautifully here, creating a story that will imbue readers with inspiration and a yearning to make music of their own."
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    Artists

    Margarita EngleActor
    Adriana SananesActor

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