Inspired by stories from her mother's childhood, acclaimed author Margarita Engle and award-winning artist John Parra have crafted a vibrant picture book about a young girl and her family who find joy in the music flowing from outside their window. Elo sa loves music, but with her family too poor to buy a radio, she can only hear it when rhythms and melodies drift through her open window. Birds and cats raise their voices in daily choruses, and songs from a neighbor's radio travel through the air. On the street below, children shake maracas and beat a steady rhythm on bongo drums and a lute, a cowbell, and un g iro round out the orchestra. The sounds of her neighborhood are music enough for Elo sa, but when Mam gets sick and the family can't afford medicine, can la m sica soothe her the way it's always comforted Elo sa?
Format:Library Binding
Language:English
ISBN:B0GN66S3C2
ISBN13:9798855155136
Release Date:August 2024
Publisher:Bound to Stay Bound Books
Length:40 Pages
Age Range:4 to 8 years
Grade Range:Preschool to Grade 3
Recommended
Format: Library Binding
Condition: New
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