Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
by Margarita Engle and Rafael López
70 Total Resources 14 Awards 8 State Lists View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Poetry
- Cultural Experience
- Asian (Global)
- Latino (US / Canada)
- Women / Girls
- Latino (Latin America)
- African (Global)
Year Published 2015
Word Count 378
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 173968, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- Music
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Cuba--History--1909-1933--Fiction
- Drummers (Musicians)
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- Dance music--Fiction
- Gender roles
- Cuba
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Music
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Girls & Women
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Music | General
- 1909-1933
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry | General
- Dance music
- Gender roles--Fiction
- History
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | Caribbean & Latin America
- Drummers (Musicians)--Fiction
Our Original Resources 10
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Rafael López about Drum Dream Girl
Created by TeachingBooks
Meet-the-Author Recording with Margarita Engle about Drum Dream Girl
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Rafael López
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Margarita Engle
Created by TeachingBooks
TeachingBooks Guest Blogger: Rafael López “Stirring the Pot of Color: Illustrating Picture Books”
Created by the TeachingBooks Blog
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 7
Audio Name Pronunciation with Rafael López
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Margarita Engle
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 38
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Rafael López
Created by TeachingBooks
Meet-the-Author Recording with Margarita Engle
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 Kirkus Reviews
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Kirkus Reviews
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Music Library
2016 Pura Belpré Award Acceptance Speech given by Rafael López
Created by Association for Library Service to Children - ALSC
Interview with Rafael López
Created by National Book Festival
Interview with Rafael López
Created by Library of Congress
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Behind the Books
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Multicultural Children's Book Day
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Toasted Cheese
March 23, 2016 interview with Margarita Engle
Created by School Library Journal
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Teaching Latin America through Literature
May 23, 2017 interview with Margarita Engle
Created by School Library Journal
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Pitch América
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Horn Book
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Mackin Community
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Austin Public Library
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by American Libraries Online
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Spanish and English (Bilingual) Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Simon & Schuster
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Mom.com
On how her parents met with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On visiting Cuba with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On writing about Cuba with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On writing about freedom with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On family stories with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On writing poetry with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On writing free verse with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On writing poetry outdoors with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
Advice on writing poetry for teens with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On readers theater with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On the Pura Belpré Awards with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On sugar in Cuba with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 9
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Lesson Plan from University of Central Florida
Created by University of Central Florida
Paired Reading Listen and Respond from TeachingBooks
Created by TeachingBooks
Discussion Guide from Harcourt
Created by Harcourt
Teaching Ideas from Classroom Bookshelf
Created by Classroom Bookshelf
Lesson Plan from Eastern Connecticut State Univ. Dept. of Education
Created by Eastern Connecticut State Univ. Dept. of Education
Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Adriana Sananes
Created by Dreamscape Media
Book Trailers 2
Video Book Trailer from Mariner Books
Created by Mariner Books
Video Book Trailer from Dreamscape Media
Created by Dreamscape Media
Awards & Distinctions 14
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2023
Winner, 2016
Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten, 2011-2023
Commended, 2016
Américas Award, 1993-2023
Commended, 2016
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2016
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2023
Selection, 2016
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2022
First Place Winner, 2016
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2023
Illustrator Winner, 2016
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2022
Selection, 2015
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
Selection, 2015
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