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Dancing hands : how Teresa Carreño played the piano for President Lincoln  Cover Image Book Book

Dancing hands : how Teresa Carreño played the piano for President Lincoln

Engle, Margarita (author.). López, Rafael, 1961- (illustrator.).

Summary: Looks at the life and accomplishments of Teresa Carreño, one of the most famous pianist who, by age nine, performed for President Abraham Lincoln at the White House.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781481487412 (ebook)
  • ISBN: 148148740X (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 9781481487405 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
    print
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2019]

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
Ages 4-8.
Awards Note:
Pura Belpre Illustrator winner, 2020
Subject: Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865
Pianists United states Biography
Carreño, Teresa 1853-1917

Available copies

  • 1 of 2 copies available at Kenton County. (Show)
  • 1 of 2 copies available at Kenton County Public Library.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Covington Branch J B C314e (Text) 33126024818217 JBiography Reshelving -
Independence Branch J B C314e (Text) 33126024332409 JBiography On holds shelf -

Margarita Engle is the Cuban American author of many books including the verse novels Rima’s Rebellion; Your Heart, My Sky; With a Star in My Hand; The Surrender Tree, a Newbery Honor winner; and The Lightning Dreamer. Her verse memoirs include Soaring Earth and Enchanted Air, which received the Pura Belpré Award, a Walter Dean Myers Award Honor, and was a finalist for the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction, among others. Her picture books include Drum Dream Girl, Dancing Hands, and The Flying Girl. Visit her at MargaritaEngle.com.

Rafael López was born and raised in Mexico, a place that has always influenced the vivid colors and shapes in his artwork. He now creates community-based mural projects around the world and illustrates acclaimed children’s books including The Day You Begin, Bravo!, Drum Dream Girl,  We’ve Got the Whole World in Our Hands, Book Fiesta!, and Dancing Hands. Rafael divides his time between Mexico and California. Visit him at RafaelLopez.com.

Margarita Engle is the Cuban American author of many books including the verse novels Rima's Revolution; Your Heart, My Sky; With a Star in My Hand; The Surrender Tree, a Newbery Honor winner; and The Lightning Dreamer. Her verse memoirs include Soaring Earth and Enchanted Air, which received the Pura Belpré Award, a Walter Dean Myers Award Honor, and was a finalist for the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction, among others. Her picture books include Drum Dream Girl; Dancing Hands; and The Flying Girl. Visit her at MargaritaEngle.com.

Rafael López was born and raised in Mexico, a place that has always influenced the vivid colors and shapes in his artwork. He now creates community-based mural projects around the world and illustrates acclaimed children's books including The Day You Begin, Bravo!, Drum Dream Girl,  We've Got the Whole World in Our Hands, Book Fiesta!, and Dancing Hands. Rafael divides his time between Mexico and California. Visit him at RafaelLopez.com.

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