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
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Monica Brown
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Rafael López
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TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Rafael López “Stirring the Pot of Color: Illustrating Picture Books”
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In-depth Written Interview with Monica Brown
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Lesson Plan from Blue Slip Media
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Book Trailers 1

Spanish and English (Bilingual) Video Book Trailer from HarperKids
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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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