This soulful biography of the salsa superstar, Celia Cruz, Queen of Salsa, begins with her childhood in Havana, and follows through her success in her own country, and on to her heartbreaking emigration from Cuba and into worldwide stardom. Her love for learning, her classical training, and her devotion to her birth country, are all presented in this lyrical tribute to a musical sensation, which is narrated and sung by salsa & jazz singer Michelle Manzo, with accompaniment by salsa musicians who've played with Tito Puentes, among other renowned bands.
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"Interesting book about Celia Cruz, for younger children. The paintings are superb and very representative of Cuban artwork. However, the interplay between Chambers’ fairy tale and Cruz’s actual life may be confusing for some readers. The book ends by describing Cruz as a princess in a kingdom. " — Jennie (4 out of 5 stars)
"Interesting book about Celia Cruz, for younger children. The paintings are superb and very representative of Cuban artwork. However, the interplay between Chambers’ fairy tale and Cruz’s actual life may be confusing for some readers. The book ends by describing Cruz as a princess in a kingdom. "
" Beautiful illustrations. The story is a biography of Celia Cruz, famous Latin singer. "
" Great children's book that is also a good read for adults on a true legend. "
" includes some spanish words, but there is a glossary in the back. cute book. "
" I need to listen to the audio of this. As soon as I finished this book I had to check out some of Cruz's music. Great biography on Celia Cruz for 2nd or 3rd grade. "
" absolutely lovely audio version of this book - brings alive Celia Cruz's music, her passion for Cuba. Well worth seeking out. "
" This is a great book because it has great representation of contemporary cuban art. This book will be good to lead into a lesson about diversity. "
" A book about Celia Cruz's journey to being the Queen of Salsa. I would add this book to my unit of important musicians. "
Veronica Chambers is the award-winning author of the critically acclaimed memoir Mama’s Girl and coauthor with Marcus Samuelsson of the New York Times bestseller Yes, Chef. She is also coauthor of Robin Roberts’ bestselling memoir, Everybody’s Got Something. A contributor to several anthologies, including the bestselling Bitch in the House, she has also been a senior editor at the New York Times Magazine, Glamour, and Newsweek. She is a JSK Knight Fellow at Stanford.
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