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Written by Monica Brown This vibrant picture book biography of musician Tito Puente brings the remarkable story\u00a0<\/span>of a talented legend to life. \u00a0From musical prodigy on the streets of Harlem to five-time Grammy\u00a0<\/span>Award winner; Tito\u2019s life was full of rhythm. This Pura Belpr\u00e9 Illustration Honor book celebrates\u00a0<\/span>his dynamic career spanning half a century and crossing both musical and national borders. Tito\u00a0<\/span>Puente loved banging pots and pans as a child, but what he really dreamed of was having his\u00a0<\/span>own band one day. This is the true life story of a boy\u00a0<\/span>whose passion for music turned him into the “King of Mambo.”<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_gallery admin_label=”Gallery” fullwidth=”on” show_title_and_caption=”on” show_pagination=”off” background_layout=”light” auto=”on” hover_overlay_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.9)” hover_icon=”%%380%%” caption_all_caps=”off” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” gallery_ids=”512,513,514,515,516,517″ auto_speed=”3000″] [\/et_pb_gallery][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n \u201cA vibrant, reverent celebration of the godfather of salsa. L\u00f3pez\u2019s pictures, layered acrylics on prepared wooden boards, convey salsa\u2019s rhythmic exuberance via a riotous palette… Multihued swirls and plumes emanate from Tito\u2019s timbales and drumsticks; Celia Cruz soars\u00a0<\/span>in a costume whose fuchsia feathers seem to morph from the sea green waves below\u201d.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n \u2013 Kirkus Reviews<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n Pura Belpr\u00e9 Illustration Honor 2013 <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" TITO PUENTE MAMBO KING Written by Monica Brown Harper Collins 2013 This vibrant picture book biography of musician Tito Puente brings the remarkable story\u00a0of a talented legend to life. \u00a0From musical prodigy on the streets of Harlem to five-time Grammy\u00a0Award winner; Tito\u2019s life was full of rhythm. This Pura Belpr\u00e9 Illustration Honor book celebrates\u00a0his dynamic […]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":403,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"project_category":[10],"project_tag":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/rafaellopez.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/176"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/rafaellopez.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/rafaellopez.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/project"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rafaellopez.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rafaellopez.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=176"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/rafaellopez.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/176\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5852,"href":"http:\/\/rafaellopez.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/176\/revisions\/5852"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rafaellopez.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/rafaellopez.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"project_category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rafaellopez.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project_category?post=176"},{"taxonomy":"project_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rafaellopez.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project_tag?post=176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/span>Harper Collins 2013<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nREVIEWS<\/h3>\n
AWARDS\/HONORS<\/span><\/h3>\n
\nSchool Library Journal\u2019s Top 10 Latino-themed Books 2013
\nAmerican Library Association Booklist 2013
\nSchool Library Journal\u2019s Top 10 Latino-themed Books 2013<\/strong>
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