| Abstract |
"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."-- Amazon. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Interest age level |
Ages 7-9 |
| Interest grade level |
Grades 2-5 |
| Genre/form | Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
| Genre/form | Juvenile works. |
| Genre/form | Picture books. |
| Genre/form | Informational works. |
| Genre/form | Picture books. |
| ISBN | 9781536206081 |
| ISBN | 1536206083 |
| Stock number | Candlewick Pr, C/O Random House Childrens Customer Service 400 Hahn rd, Westminster, MD, USA, 21157 SAN 201-3975 |
