Tito Puente, Mambo King / Tito Puente, rey del mambo
by Monica Brown and Rafael López
24 Total Resources 4 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Area
- Latinx
Year Published 2013
Word Count 398
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 620L
- ATOS Reading Level: 2.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 156973
- Curricular Area
- Music
- Spanish
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Puente, Tito, 1923-2000--Juvenile literature
- Bilingual
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- Salsa musicians--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic/Latino
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Music
- Spanish language materials
- Puente, Tito
- United States
- Salsa musicians
- Lists With This Book
- National Jazz Appreciation Month
- 3rd-5th Grade
- Latinx and Latin American Elementary
Our Original Resources 9
Meet-the-Author Recording with Rafael López about Tito Puente, Mambo King / Tito Puente, rey del mambo
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Monica Brown
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Rafael López
Created by TeachingBooks
TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Rafael López “Stirring the Pot of Color: Illustrating Picture Books”
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
In-depth Written Interview with Monica Brown
Created by TeachingBooks
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 7
Audio Name Pronunciation with Monica Brown
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Rafael López
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 9
Meet-the-Author Recording with Rafael López
Created by TeachingBooks
In-depth Written Interview with Monica Brown
Created by TeachingBooks
TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Rafael López “Stirring the Pot of Color: Illustrating Picture Books”
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
Interview with Rafael López
Created by HarperKids
Interview with Monica Brown
Created by HarperKids
Interview with Monica Brown
Created by La Bloga
Interview with Monica Brown
Created by Meg Medina
Interview with Rafael López
Created by National Book Festival
Interview with Rafael López
Created by Library of Congress
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Lesson Plan from Blue Slip Media
Created by Blue Slip Media
Book Trailers 1
Spanish and English (Bilingual) Video Book Trailer from HarperKids
Created by HarperKids
Awards & Distinctions 4
Américas Award, 1993-2020
Commended, 2014
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2021
Illustrator Honor, 2014
Notable Children's Books, 1995-2020
Commended, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Spanish Selection, 2013
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