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¡Esquivel! Un Artista del Sonido de la Era Espacial / Esquivel! Space-Age Sound Artist
Contributor(s): Wood, Susan (Author), Tontiuh, Duncan (Illustrator), Calvo, Carlos E. (Translator)
ISBN: 1580897339     ISBN-13: 9781580897334
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
OUR PRICE:   $17.09  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: September 2016
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Music
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - Hispanic | Latino
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Music - Jazz
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2015026829
Lexile Measure: 910
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 10.1" W x 10" (1.10 lbs) 32 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic
- Ethnic Orientation - Latino
- Ethnic Orientation - Chicano
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 184296
Reading Level: 4.6   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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Publisher Description:
A playful picture-book biography of the father of space-age bachelor-pad lounge music.

Gorgeously illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh, this lively biography follows Juan Garcia Esquivel from Mexico to New York City. Juan grew up to the sounds of mariachi bands; he loved music and became a musical explorer. Defying convention, he created music that made people laugh and planted images in their minds. His musical dreams brought him from Mexico to America and gained him worldwide renown. Juan's space-age lounge music--popular in the fifties and sixties--has found a new generation of listeners. This account honors Esquivel as one of the great composers of the 20th century.