{"product_id":"eloisas-musical-window-hardcover","title":"Eloísa's Musical Window - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMargarita Engle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Parra\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInspired by stories from her mother's childhood, acclaimed author Margarita Engle and award-winning artist John Parra have crafted a vibrant picture book about a young girl and her family who find joy in the music flowing from outside their window.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEloísa loves music, but with her family too poor to buy a radio, she can only hear it when rhythms and melodies drift through her open window. Birds and cats raise their voices in daily choruses, and songs from a neighbor's radio travel through the air. On the street below, children shake maracas and beat a steady rhythm on bongo drums and a lute, a cowbell, and un güiro round out the orchestra. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe sounds of her neighborhood are music enough for Eloísa, but when Mamá gets sick and the family can't afford medicine, can la música soothe her the way it's always comforted Eloísa?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMargarita Engle is the Cuban American author of many books including the verse novels \u003ci\u003eRima's Rebellion\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eYour Heart, My Sky\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWith a Star in My Hand\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Surrender Tree\u003c\/i\u003e, a Newbery Honor winner; \u003ci\u003eThe Lightning Dreamer\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eWild Dreamers\u003c\/i\u003e, a Pura Belpré Young Adult Author Honor book. Her verse memoirs include \u003ci\u003eSoaring Earth\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEnchanted Air\u003c\/i\u003e, which received the Pura Belpré Award, a Walter Dean Myers Award Honor, and was a finalist for the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction, among others. Her picture books include \u003ci\u003eDrum Dream Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDancing Hands\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Flying Girl\u003c\/i\u003e. Visit her at MargaritaEngle.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn Parra is an award-winning illustrator, designer, author, and educator. For his children's illustration work he has received three American Library Association Pura Belpré Honors. His books include \u003ci\u003eFrida Kahlo and Her Animalitos\u003c\/i\u003e, written by Monica Brown, which earned a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Illustrated Book designation; \u003ci\u003eGreen Is a Chile Pepper\u003c\/i\u003e, written by Roseanne Thong, which received the Américas Book Award; \u003ci\u003eSpanish Is the Language of My Family\u003c\/i\u003e, written by Michael Genhart, which received seven starred reviews and the Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award; \u003ci\u003eHey, Wall\u003c\/i\u003e, written by Susan Verde; \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Her Pen\u003c\/i\u003e, written by Lesa Cline-Ransome; and his authorial debut \u003ci\u003eGrowing an Artist\u003c\/i\u003e, which was the recipient of the Christopher Award and the Américas Award. Learn more at JohnParraArt.com.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 10.3 x 9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 27, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Eloisa's Musical Window\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.2\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52662528966963,"sku":"9781665935289","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/a9gXixQY2K9781665935289.webp?v=1762667559","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/eloisas-musical-window-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}