Tito Puente, Mambo King/Tito Puente, Rey del Mambo: Bilingual English-Spanish (Pura Belpre Honor Books - Illustration Honor)

This is a great book that the kindergarten classes that I read this to, completely love it. Highly recommend it, as it is age appropriate. Incorporate a video or audio of Tito playing in the middle stage pages and you got yourself a rememberable learning experience.

A vibrant, colorful homage to a national treasure! A beautifully written & illustrated biography suitable for sharing with children.

This book tells the story of Tito Puente in a simple, and fun way! My 4 yr. old loves this book, and especially loves the "¡tum, tica, tac, tic, tum tic, tom, tom!" It makes my son want to play his drums right after we read it together! It's catchy, and the wording is simple enough to learn new Spanish words! :) I was looking for cultural books of Latin role models to add to our home library (for my son), and this is an excellent acquisition! Highly recommend this book, a big plus is that it's in both Spanish and English. :)

This bilingual children's book is a fun read-aloud and introduces the timbales and mambo. Follow it with some dancing! Kids love to get down. If you can read in Spanish, this will be a great treat for your Spanish speaking children to hear their native language from your lips.

This is a fabulous book that is rich in both illustration and text. The lively illustrations echo the energy that Tito Puente brought to his performances. My second grade students have loved listening to his music while we read the text together. He was such a charismatic performer and this book really highlights that. The text is fun and also reflects the sounds of his music. We have had a wonderful time getting to know the Mambo King during our library lessons.

Great book for children. Sort and illustrations are top quality

I'm always looking for good bilingual books that may be of interest to my students. The illustrations are fun, and I've used this nonfiction narrative as a read aloud. It's also great sharing with families whose home language is not English.

Such a great book with wonderful illustrations and an even better story. In Spanish and English too!

nice stuff

Bellissime illustrazioni che rapiscono l'attenzione dei bambini. L'ho utilizzato a scuola nelle mie classi della materna per un progetto sulla musica nel mondo e i bambini hanno potuto, grazie al libro, conoscere Tito Puente e rimanerne affascinati. Le dimensioni del libro permettono di leggerlo anche insieme a piccoli gruppi di bambini

It was in better used condition than I expected. It used to be a library book. Excellent book for teaching kids about the lives of important musicians; those musicians who made an impact in our music history.