Tito puente, mambo king/tito puente, rey del mambo: bilingual spanish-english - monica brown

The award-winning duo of author Brown and artist Lopez hit all the right beats in this vibrant bilingual picture-book biography that portrays the musical and cultural phenomenon of Tito Puente, Mambo King! Full color.

In this vibrant bilingual picture book biography of musician Tito Puente, readers will dance along to the beat of the mambo kings life.

Tito Puente loved banging pots and pans as a child, but what he really dreamed of was having his own band one day.

From Spanish Harlem to the Grammy Awards--and all the beats in between--this is the true life story of a boy whose passion for music turned him into the King of Mambo.

Award-winning author-illustrator duo Monica Brown and Rafael López bring the remarkable story of this talented legend to life in this Pura Belpré Honor Book.