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.Customer Review: Queen of Salsa
Celia Cruz is brought to life for young children in this colorful book. Like the tropics from which she came, the book is full of vibrant illustrations. The story is put into simple terms for young readers or a teacher or parent to read. Since the illustrations are so vibrant and bold children will be enthralled by the unique features of the art work. Each biographical page is bilingual for reading in Spanish or English or both. The book describes her early family life in Cuba, her departure after the revolution, her musical group Sonora Mantacera, meeting her musician husband,her associations with other salsa greats like Tito Puente and Willie Colon, her relocation to Miami and the various honors and recognitions she achieved. This is a great little book for primary and middle school libraries as well as community libraries. Students whoose first language is Spanish can benefit from the bilingual book through middle school years. This is a fun book.
Customer Review: Wonderful!
My Name is Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz is written by Monica Brown and illustrated by Rafael Lopez. The book is the recipient of a Pura Belpre' Illustrator Honor Award for outstanding work that portrays, affirms and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth. The exciting and inspirational life of beloved Cuban-born salsa queen, Celia Cruz, is celebrated in the bilingual book My Name is Celia Me Llamo Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz. Celia was born in Havana to a large family where their lives were intertwined and music was an important part of everyday life. Celia's papa wanted her to become a teacher but music filled her soul with happiness. She was encouraged by a teacher to "go out into the world and sing...." Celia experienced prejudice and fled her beloved country Cuba when the revolution began. From Cuba, Celia traveled the world sharing her love of music with the world. Rafael Lopez' illustrations are vibrant, fluid combinations of color that beg to be studied. The scenes fill the page and stir emotions as you read the story and live it through his drawings. Armchair Interviews says: My Name is Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz is a beautiful and educational addition to any child's library. We highly recommend it.
MP3 players are fun holiday gifts the kids will love! Do you have kids on your holiday shopping list? Kids love music and they just want to be like the bigger kids -- so give them a unique and fun gift they'll love: their own digital music player. This article features the top 3 MP3 players for kids this Christmas.
These popular, kid-friendly music players will entertain, delight, and help them grow into smart young adults. They're easy to use and won't break your wallet. And they're not all just for kids -- you might even want to pick up one of these budget players for yourself!
Music is not only "fun" but it's also been proven to be therapeutic and practical. Research has shown that music helps children develop stronger learning skills. So this year, give them a fun and unique gift that will make them scream in delight (while also being good for them) .
Top 3 MP3 Players for Kids this Holiday
1. Fisher Price Kid Tough FP3 Song & Story Player in Pink or Blue
The Kid-Tough FP3 Player is a real digital player designed just for preschoolers. It's tough enough and easy enough for kids to use. They've also made it easy for parents to download songs and stories onto the player from the Fisher-Price FP3 Song & Story Online Store, or from any CD you already own. Kid-tough design that stands up to the way preschoolers play. Holds two hours of entertainment--that's approximately 30 songs or 15 stories.
2. Playskool Dance Along Girl (or Boy)
Preschoolers will be grooving to their own beat with this handheld, portable music player. Kids pull out a special downloading cable and plug it into the side. Then they can download the pre-loaded songs while making their own playlists. And it has a fun feature -- the Music in Motion mode starts and stops the music with your child's dance movements. And the convenient carry handle makes it easy to carry the fun along. You can pick one up for about $33.
3. Disney Mix Stick (Blue Chrome) or Digital Blue 723 Disney 512Mb Mix Stick (Princess Flower)
Groove to your favorite tunes with the help of this teeny tiny player, priced at about $40. Jazzed up in your favorite Disney theme, it features 512MB of internal memory -- that means you can boogie for up to eight hours with WMA-file songs or up to four hours with MP3-file songs.
With the Disney Mix Stick digital music player, you can play music right away with Disney Mix Clips-full Cds of music on tiny SD cards! It's easier than downloading; no computer required! Just plug and play!
Whichever option you choose for your kids, nieces, and nephews -- they're sure to be thrilled and excited with these fun holiday gifts. Please visit our website for holiday specials on these featured MP3 players and more.
Give the exciting gift of music this holiday! Get deals on these featured MP3 players for kids and more at our website. Then get the best MP3 songs and albums at http://www.MP3-Player-Music-Downloads.com
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