Tito Puente, Mambo King/Tito Puente, Rey del Mambo: Bilingual Spanish-English Children's Book

In this vibrant bilingual picture book biography of musician Tito Puente, readers will dance along to the beat of this mambo king's life. Tito Puente loved banging pots and pans as a child, but what he really dreamed of was having his own band one day. From Spanish Harlem to the Grammy Awards--and all the beats in between--this is the true life story of a boy whose passion for music turned him into the King of Mambo.

Award-winning author-illustrator duo Monica Brown and Rafael L pez bring the remarkable story of this talented legend to life in this Pura Belpr Honor Book. Supports the Common Core State Standards.

--Horn Book Magazine

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins Espanol
Published: 03/05/2013
ISBN: 9780061227837
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 10.20h x 10.30w x 0.40d
Award: Americas Award for Children & Young Adult Literature - Commended
Award: Buckaroo Book Award - Nominee
Award: Pura Belpre Award - Honor Book

Review Citations: School Library Journal 01/01/2013 pg. 53
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2013
Publishers Weekly 02/04/2013
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2013 pg. 133
Booklist 03/01/2013 pg. 55
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2013 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 156973 / Tito Puente, Mambo King
Reading Level: 2.7 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5