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Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Hispanic & Latino Authors: Youth Nonfiction (SCPL-YS)
Hispanic Heritage
K&T - National STEM/STEAM Day
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Hispanic Heritage
K&T - National STEM/STEAM Day
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Description
Looks at the life and accomplishments of Teresa Carreño, one of the most famous pianists who, by age nine, performed for President Abraham Lincoln at the White House.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Español
Description
"De niña, a Teresa Carreño le encantaba dejar que sus manos bailaran a lo largo de las hermosas teclas del piano. Si se sentía triste, la música le levantaba el ánimo y, cuando estaba feliz, el piano la ayudaba a compartir esa alegría. Pronto comenzó a escribir sus propias canciones y a tocar en grandes catedrales. Entonces, una revolución en Venezuela hizo que su familia tuviera que huir a Estados Unidos. Teresa se sentía sola en este sitio...
4) Mary's idea
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A picture book biography of Mary Lou Williams, an American jazz pianist and composer who wrote hundreds of compositions, recorded hundreds of songs, and wrote arrangements for Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman, and is an artist often overlooked in the canon of American music because of her gender and skin color"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Bellwood Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Hazel Scott said, "Why would anyone come to hear me . . . and refuse to sit next to someone like me," before walking away and refusing to play for a segregated audience in Austin, Texas. Wherever she went, Hazel was fearless in her pursuit of justice, and she refused to compromise when it came to the principles she lived by. We invite you to learn more about this "Change Maker" and the enduring impact she had on race relations through her engagement...
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