Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music

A beautifully illustrated award-winning picture book for older readers inspired by a young Cuban woman who broke a gender barrier in pursuit of her dream. - Seira Wilson Amazon EditorGirls cannot be drummers. Long ago on an island filled with music no one questioned that rule—until the drum dream girl. In her city of drumbeats she dreamed of pounding tall congas and tapping small bongós. She had to keep quiet. She had to practice in secret. But when at last her dream-bright music was heard everyone sang and danced and decided that both girls and boys should be free to drum and dream.Inspired by the childhood of Millo Castro Zaldarriaga a Chinese-African-Cuban girl who broke Cuba's traditional taboo against female drummers Drum Dream Girl tells an inspiring true story for dreamers everywhere. Age Range: 4 - 7 yearsGrade Level: Preschool - 3Lexile Measure: NP Hardcover: 48 pagesPublisher: HMH Books for Young Readers (March 31 2015)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0544102290ISBN-13: 978-0544