Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
by Margarita Engle and Rafael López
75 Total Resources 13 Awards 9 State Lists Book Resume View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-4
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Poetry
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (US / Canada)
- Latino (Latin America)
- Asian (Global)
- African (Global)
- Women / Girls
Year Published 2015
Word Count 378
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 173968, 0.5 AR Points
- Phonics & Phonolgical Awareness
- Any Vowel Sounds
- Vowel Combinations
- Short E
- Short U
- R-Controlled
- OverDrive Digital Book Details Explore on Marketplace
- Curricular Area
- Music
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Cuba--History--1909-1933--Fiction
- Drummers (Musicians)
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- Dance music--Fiction
- Gender roles
- Cuba
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Music
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Girls & Women
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Music | General
- 1909-1933
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry | General
- Dance music
- Gender roles--Fiction
- History
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | Caribbean & Latin America
- Drummers (Musicians)--Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Peace and Social Justice
- Sample: Skyline ELA Texts
- Gender Inclusive Schools Booklist
- Between Two Worlds: AAPI Heritage
- Tales of Courage: AAPI Heritage
- Taking Action - Grade 2-3 Global Fiction
- Afro-Latinx Stories
- Music and Rhyme
- Tales of Courage: Hispanic Heritage
- Poems, Proverbs, & Plays: Hispanic
Our Original Resources 13
Meet-the-Author Recording with Margarita Engle about Drum Dream Girl
Created by TeachingBooks
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Rafael López about Drum Dream Girl
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Rafael López
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Margarita Engle
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
Created by TeachingBooks
Comprehension Graphic Organizers
Created by TeachingBooks
Printables for Phonics & Phonological Awareness
-
Reinforces:
- Short E
- Short U
- R-Controlled
Created by TeachingBooks
Routines to Reinforce Phonemic Awareness
Created by TeachingBooks
Paired Reading Listen and Respond from TeachingBooks
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Rafael López
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Margarita Engle
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 33
Meet-the-Author Recording with Margarita Engle
Created by TeachingBooks
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Rafael López
Created by TeachingBooks
2016 Pura Belpré Award Acceptance Speech given by Rafael López
Created by Association for Library Service to Children - ALSC
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Kirkus Reviews
Interview with Rafael López
Created by Kirkus Reviews
Interview with Rafael López
Created by National Book Festival
Interview with Rafael López
Created by Library of Congress
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Behind the Books
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Multicultural Children's Book Day
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Toasted Cheese
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Teaching Latin America through Literature
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Pitch América
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Mackin Community
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Austin Public Library
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by American Libraries Online
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Spanish and English (Bilingual) Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Simon & Schuster
On how her parents met with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On visiting Cuba with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On writing about Cuba with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On writing about freedom with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On family stories with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On writing poetry with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On writing free verse with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On writing poetry outdoors with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
Advice on writing poetry for teens with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On readers theater with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On the Pura Belpré Awards with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On sugar in Cuba with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
Novels in verse discussion with Margarita Engle
Created by Latinx KidLit Book Festival
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 11
Printables for Phonics & Phonological Awareness
-
Reinforces:
- Short E
- Short U
- R-Controlled
Created by TeachingBooks
Routines to Reinforce Phonemic Awareness
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Comprehension Graphic Organizers
Created by TeachingBooks
Discussion Guide from Harcourt
Created by Harcourt
Teaching Ideas from Classroom Bookshelf
Created by Classroom Bookshelf
Paired Reading Listen and Respond from TeachingBooks
Created by TeachingBooks
Lesson Plan from University of Central Florida
Created by University of Central Florida
Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Adriana Sananes
Created by Dreamscape Media
Book Trailers 2
Video Book Trailer from Mariner Books
Created by Mariner Books
Video Book Trailer from Dreamscape Media
Created by Dreamscape Media
Vocabulary Resources 1
Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
Created by TeachingBooks
Awards & Distinctions 13
El día de los niños / El día de los libros, 2013-2025
Selection, 2017; Selection, 2016
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2016
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2025
Winner, 2016
Américas Award, 1993-2024
Commended, 2016
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2024
First Place Winner, 2016
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2016
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2025
Illustrator Winner, 2016
Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top Ten, 2011-2025
Commended, 2016
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2024
Selection, 2015
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2015
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