Dancing hands : how Teresa Carreño played the piano for President Lincoln
Record details
- ISBN: 148148740X
- ISBN: 9781481487405
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Physical Description:
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
print - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2019
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
Summary, etc.: | Looks at the life and accomplishments of Teresa Carreño, one of the world's most famous pianists who, by age nine, performed for President Abraham Lincoln at the White House. |
Target Audience Note: | Ages 4-8. |
Awards Note: | Pura Belpre Medal, Illustration, 2020. |
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Genre: | Picture books. Biographies. |
Available copies
- 24 of 27 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Rowayton Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 27 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Rowayton Library | J BIO CARREÑO (Text) | 33625122929859 | Juvenile Biography | Available | - |
Dancing Hands : How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln
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Author Notes
Dancing Hands : How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln
Margarita Engle is a Cuban-American poet and novelist. Her books include The Wild Book, Tropical Secrets, The Firefly Letters, The Lightning Dreamer, When You Wander, Mountain Dog, and Silver People. She has received several awards including the Jane Addams Children's Book Award, the Pura Belpré Award, the Américas Award, and the Claudia Lewis Poetry Award for The Surrender Tree and the Pura Belpré Award and the Américas Award for The Poet Slave of Cuba. (Bowker Author Biography)