Drum Dream Girl
About:
Title: Drum Dream Girl
Author: Margarita Engle
Publisher: Dreamscape Media
Ages: 5-10 years old
Girls 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.
What our Vetting Team has to say:
“The illustrations are really lovely - they capture the musical feel of the book. I like that you see her family members become supportive of her dream to play drums even though she is a girl and girls were not allowed to be drummers at this time in Cuba. Her sisters want her to play and her father eventually allows her to take lessons.”.
