The drum dream girl : how one girl's courage changed music / poem by Margarita Engle ; illustrations by Rafael López.
Girls cannot be drummers. Long ago on an island filled with music, no one questioned that rule-until the drum dream girl. In her city of drumbeats, she dreamed of pounding tall congas and tapping small bongos. She had to keep quiet. She had to practice in secret. But when at last her dream-bright music was heard, everyone sang and danced and decided that both girls and boys should be free to drum and dream. Inspired by the childhood of Millo Castro Zaldarriaga, a Chinese-African-Cuban girl who broke Cuba's traditional taboo against female drummers, Drum Dream Girl tells an inspiring true story for dreamers everywhere. Includes note about Millo Castro Zaldarriaga, who inspired the story, and Anacaona, the all-girl dance band she formed with her sisters.
Record details
- ISBN: 0544102290
- ISBN: 9780544102293
- ISBN: 9781518211140
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
- Publisher: Boston ; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015.
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- Target Audience Note:
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- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR LG 4.2 0.5 173968.
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- 1 of 2 copies available at Madison County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Madison Main Library | E ENG (Text) | 30229101014172 | Easy Fiction | Available | - |
| Mars Hill Library | E ENG (Text) | 30229101014180 | Easy Fiction | Checked out | 08/14/2026 |
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Summary:
Girls cannot be drummers. Long ago on an island filled with music, no one questioned that rule-until the drum dream girl. In her city of drumbeats, she dreamed of pounding tall congas and tapping small bongos. She had to keep quiet. She had to practice in secret. But when at last her dream-bright music was heard, everyone sang and danced and decided that both girls and boys should be free to drum and dream. Inspired by the childhood of Millo Castro Zaldarriaga, a Chinese-African-Cuban girl who broke Cuba's traditional taboo against female drummers, Drum Dream Girl tells an inspiring true story for dreamers everywhere. Includes note about Millo Castro Zaldarriaga, who inspired the story, and Anacaona, the all-girl dance band she formed with her sisters.
