Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln
by Margarita Engle and Rafael López
31 Total Resources 5 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Area
- Latinx
Year Published 2019
Word Count 880
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1260L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 504357
- Subject Headings
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Music
- Picture books
- Lincoln, Abraham
- Carreño, Teresa, 1853-1917--Juvenile literature
- Pianists
- Women pianisists
- United States
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic/Latino
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Juvenile literature
- Carreano, Teresa
- Pianists--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Lists With This Book
- Hispanic Heritage Month Books
- Elementary Battle of the Books List 2020
Our Original Resources 7
Meet-the-Author Recording with Rafael López about Dancing Hands
Created by TeachingBooks
Meet-the-Author Recording with Margarita Engle about Dancing Hands
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
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 17
Meet-the-Author 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 Library of Congress
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Behind the Books
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Yarn YA Reviews
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
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Teaching Ieas from Classroom Bookshelf
Created by Classroom Bookshelf
Curriculum Guide from Simon & Schuster
Created by Simon & Schuster
Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Almarie Guerra
Created by Dreamscape Media
Awards & Distinctions 5
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2020
Biography Selection, 2020
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2020
Illustrator Winner, 2020
Notable Children's Books, 1995-2020
Commended, 2020
Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Illustrator Winner, 2020
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