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Author:

Robbins, Dean, 1957- author.

Title:

¡Mambo mucho mambo! : the dance that crossed color lines / Dean Robbins ; illustrated by Eric Velasquez.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Candlewick Press,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm

Subject:

Mambo (Dance)--Juvenile literature.
Latin jazz--Juvenile literature.
Jazz--Juvenile literature.
Dance--Juvenile literature.
Performing arts--Juvenile literature.
Music and race--Juvenile literature.
Segregation--Juvenile fiction.

Other Authors:

Velasquez, Eric, illustrator.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Summary:

"Millie danced to jazz in her Italian neighborhood. Pedro danced to Latin songs in his Puerto Rican neighborhood. It was the 1940s in New York City, and they were forbidden to dance together . . . until first a band and then a ballroom broke the rules. Machito and His Afro-Cubans hit the scene with a brand-new sound, blending jazz trumpets and saxophones with Latin maracas and congas creating Latin jazz, music for the head, the heart, and the hips. Then the Palladium Ballroom issued a bold challenge to segregation and threw open its doors to all. Illustrated with verve and told through real-life characters who feature in an afterword, ¡Mambo Mucho Mambo! portrays the power of music and dance to transcend racial, religious, and ethnic boundaries."-- provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1536206083
9781536206081

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1268476381

Locations:

GFPE771 -- Altoona Public Library (Altoona)

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

ZBPE245 -- Norelius Community Library (Denison)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

ZYPE837 -- Harlan Community Library (Harlan)

YCPD572 -- Hiawatha Public Library (Hiawatha)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)