Rafi y Rosi : ¡Música!

Format:

Book

Title:

Rafi y Rosi : ¡Música!

Other title(s):

¡Música!

Uniform Title:

Rafi and Rosi, music! Spanish

Author:

Delacre, Lulu author illustrator

ISBN:

9780892394302

9780892394326

9781544444222

Edition:

First edition.

Publication:

New York : Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc., [2019]

Physical Description:

64 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Series title(s):

Dive into reading.

General Note:

Originally published in English by Children's Book Press in 2019.

Summary:

Acompaña a Rafi y Rosi Coquí a explorar la música de Puerto Rico. ¡Es la hora de bomba brava, plena triste y salsa requetecaliente!

"Rafi and Rosi, two curious tree frogs, explore the bomba, plena, and salsa music traditions of their home island, Puerto Rico"-- Provided by publisher

Subject(s):

Siblings -- Juvenile fiction.

Frogs -- Juvenile fiction.

Eleutherodactylus coqui -- Juvenile fiction.

Hylidae -- Juvenile fiction.

Music -- Puerto Rico -- Juvenile fiction.

Dance -- Puerto Rico -- Juvenile fiction.

Tree frogs -- Fiction.

Frogs -- Fiction.

Siblings -- Fiction.

Music -- Puerto Rico -- Fiction.

Dance -- Puerto Rico -- Fiction.

Spanish language materials.

Puerto Rico -- Juvenile fiction.

Puerto Rico -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Puerto Rico -- Juvenile fiction.

Puerto Rico -- Fiction.

Genre:

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Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... Monmouth Public Library	E D	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Newberg Public Library	READER DELACRE	Searching... Unknown

Summary

In this fourth chapter book starring Rafi and Rosi, the curious, fun-loving tree frog siblings explore the bomba, plena, and salsa music traditions of their home island, Puerto Rico.

In this new book in the popular Dive Into Reading: Rafi and Rosi chapter book series, Rafi and his younger sister, Rosi, are excited to learn about and participate in the traditional forms of music of their native Puerto Rico. They drum and dance to the rolling and rippling beats of bomba instruments. They sing and sway with the rhythms of plena songs. And they atten...arty where they eat paella and warm corn fritters and dance to the hot, spicy beat of la salsa!

Engaging and informative, the book is perfect for independent readers in grades 1 and 2. Children will enjoy joining Rafi and Rosi on their new adventures while they learn about Puerto Rico's musical traditions and culture.

Author Notes

Lulu Delacre , a three-time Pura Belpré Award honoree, is the illustrator of numerous award-winning books, several of which she also wrote or compiled. Her books range from picture books to chapter books to YA novels. Delacre was born and grew up in Puerto Rico, where she loved to draw pictures, catch lizards, and listen to the song of the coquíes , tiny tree frogs. Her childhood experiences were the inspiration for Rafi and Rosi and their adventures. Delacre and her husband live in Silver Spring, Maryland.

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