![]() ![]() A note tells how Afro-Chinese-Cuban Millo went on to a world-famous musician who played alongside jazz greats, in addition to changing hearts and minds with her beats. Drum Dream Girl, by Margarita Engle, Rafael Lpez Eithne Stover 201 subscribers Subscribe Share 73K views 2 years ago Narrated by Eithne Stover Show more Show more Try YouTube Kids Learn more. Margarita Engle’s poem makes a striking picture book narrative and is set against the vibrating tropical colors of Rafael López’s lush illustrations. Eventually her father found her a teacher who listened to her, and taught her, and gave her the chance to change the way people thought about girls and drumming. She dared to drum anyway, “tall conga drums / small bongo drums / and big, round, silvery / moon-bright timbales … Her hands seemed to fly / as they rippled / rapped / and pounded / all the rhythms / of her drum dreams.” Her father said no when her sisters asked ten-year-old Millo to join their band. Her father at first Parents say Kids say There are no reviews yet. ![]() ![]() She dreamed of drumming, but only boys and men learned how to play at that time. Parents need to know that Drum Dream Girl - written by poet Margarita Engle ( The Poet Slave of Cuba) and beautifully illustrated by Rafael Lopez ( Book Fiesta) - is based on the true story of a young girl who broke down barriers for female drummers in Cuba in the 1930s. ![]() Millo Castro Zaldarriaga was born in Cuba in the 1920s and grew up attuned to the rhythms in the world around her, and inside her. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015Īges 4-8 Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music by Margarita Engle ![]()
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