Me Llamo Celia/My Name Is Celia: La Vida de Celia Cruz/The Life Of Celia Cruz

Me Llamo Celia/My Name Is Celia: La Vida de Celia Cruz/The Life Of Celia Cruz - Hardcover

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Me Llamo Celia/My Name Is Celia: La Vida de Celia Cruz/The Life Of Celia Cruz

Me Llamo Celia/My Name Is Celia: La Vida de Celia Cruz/The Life Of Celia Cruz - Hardcover

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by Monica Brown (Author), Rafael L?pez (Illustrator)

This bilingual book allows young readers to enter Celia Cruz's life as she becomes a well-known singer in her homeland of Cuba, then moves to New York City and Miami where she and others create a new type of music called salsa. School Library Journal has named My Name is Celia "[a]n exuberant picture-book biography . . . a brilliant introduction to a significant woman and her music."

Author Biography

Monica Brown, Ph.D. is the author of many award-winning books for children, including Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People, winner of the Américas Award for Children's Literature and an Orbis Pictus Honor for Outstanding Nonfiction, and Waiting for the Biblioburro, a Christopher Award winner. She is a Professor of English at Northern Arizona University, specializing in U.S. Latino Literature and Multicultural Literature. She is a recipient of the prestigious Rockefeller Fellowship on Chicano Cultural Literacies from the Center for Chicano Studies at the University of California. She lives with her husband and two daughters in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Rafael López is an award-winning children's book illustrator whose work is a fusion of strong graphic style and magical symbolism. In 2012, he won the Pura Belpré honor in illustration for The Cazuela that the Farm Maiden Stirred, written by Samantha Vamos. His Illustrations for Book Fiesta! written by Pat Mora were the recipient of the 2010 Pura Belpré Illustrator Award given by the American Library Association to honor work that best portrays, affirms and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in children's books.

Number of Pages: 32
Dimensions: 0.45 x 10.58 x 9.38 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: October 30, 2004
Award: Americas Award for Children & Young Adult Literature (2004)
Award: Pura Belpre Award (2006)
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Quiz Name: My Name Is Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz
Interest Level: Lower Grades, K-3
Reading Level: 4.4
Point Value: 0.5

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