The Drum Dream Girl
How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
Picture Book - 2015
Follows a girl in the 1920s as she strives to become a drummer, despite being continually reminded that only boys play the drums, and that there has never been a female drummer in Cuba. Includes note about Millo Castro Zaldarriaga, who inspired the story, and Anacaona, the all-girl dance band she formed with her sisters.
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Publisher:
Boston ;, New York :, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,, c2015.
ISBN:
9780544102293
0544102290
0544102290
Characteristics:
1 volume (unpaged) color illustrations 27 cm.
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Add a CommentThe beautiful story of a little drummer girl whose dream came true.
This book is gorgeous and well written, and it is about a true SHERO!
Love this fancifully told true story about perseverance and dreams, and about not placing unnecessary limits on anyone, least of all because of gender. Beautifully --and diversely --illustrated. Set in Cuba
The story was inspiring, the pictures were bright and colorful and imaginative, and the moral should be shared with everyone.
Beautiful imagery, and an inspiring story!
n 1930s Cuba, a young girl is bursting with rhythm. She plays conga drums, bongó drums, and "big, round, silvery, moon-bright timbales." Despite her talent, the girl is banned from performing by her father, who says drums are only for boys. Yet she keeps practicing (and keeps dreaming) until she finally gets the chance she longs for. Based on the life of Chinese-African-Cuban drummer Millo Castro Zaldarriaga, Drum Dream Girl's lively, poetic text is layered over surreal illustrations that practically glow with tropical colour. Picture books newsletter, May 2015.