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Adela loves everything about her family's mariachi band—except that she isn't in it! Shining a spotlight on Mexican music, full of instruments and dancing, Adela’s Band is sure to be a hit!
Adela no desea nada más que ser parte de la banda mariachi de su familia, pero cuando intenta tocar los diferentes instrumentos, todo sale mal. La trompeta hace un ruido extraño, la vihuela emite un ruido agudo y desagradable, y cuando intenta bailar, Adela se cae al suelo. Observando a su familia, Adela sabe que la práctica hace al maestro, ¿pero podrá encontrar una manera de ser parte de la banda en el entretanto?
Contado en una estructura repetitiva y divertida, ¡este libro ilustrado rítmico incorpora divertidos sonidos de instrumentos y vocabulario en español!
Adela wants nothing more than to be a part of her family's mariachi band, but when she tries the different instruments, everything comes out wrong. La trompeta fizzles, la vihuela squeaks, and trying to dance makes Adela fall on her face. From watching her family, Adela knows that practice makes perfect, but can she find a way to be part of the band in the meantime?
A new go-to read-aloud favorite that comes complete with funny instrument sounds, a rythmic text, and Spanish vocabulary. Strike up the band!
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Release date
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Kindle Book
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781632894007
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Languages
- Spanish; Castilian
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Reviews
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August 1, 2024
Preschool-Grade 1 All Adela wants is to be part of the team, and rightfully so! She comes from a family of talented mariachi musicians and dancers, but she can't find where she fits best. She gives the trumpet a try, but the best sound she musters is "pffs." She tries the vihuela (a guitar-like instrument), but she only manages a scratchy sound that goes "iriiik." She tries doing a Mexican folk dance, but "splat!"--she lands on her face. Sweet Adela feels defeated until she gives one last thing a try: as the band approaches the end of their performance, she walks to the front of the stage and lets out a perfect grito, a distinctive, joyous Mexican yell. Lively Spanish text is joined with playful, expressive onomatopoeia, which is cleverly incorporated into the boldly colored, expressive artwork that evokes a warm, celebratory feel. This inviting story showcasing mariachi music and Mexican culture and emphasizing the triumph of finding one's own talent is simultaneously available in English as Adela's Mariachi Band.COPYRIGHT(2024) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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September 1, 2024
Adela loves mariachi music and her family's mariachi band. Her relatives all participate, either playing an instrument or dancing -- but not Adela. Her attempts to dance and to play la trompeta and la vihuela are frustrating, and she's too impatient to spend time learning. Vega takes readers through Adela's struggle, as she eventually finds her place in the band. Medina's illustrations teem with movement and color. The vibrant double-page spreads showcasing the various instruments are full of joy. Medina also leans into Adela's frustration and disappointment, and we feel her full emotive range. This book celebrates family, music, and finding one's place in a seemingly full space. An author's note provides information about mariachi history as well as some details about mariachi players in Vega's own family. Concurrently published in Spanish as Los mariachis de Adela. Yesica Hurd(Copyright 2024 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)
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