Grandma's Records
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| Rating | : | 4.51 (905 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0802776604 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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This is a beautiful book! A. Weedo This is a beautiful book - the story and the illustrations will truly touch your heart as they did mine. I am in my thirties and just happened to see this book when passing through the children's section of the library. I had to have this! Eric Velasquez passes on the special gift of remembrance of the close bond that he shared with his abuela. You can see and feel every ounce of their love for each other and. "A Must Read-This is one of the Best!" according to M. Allen Greenbaum. When your eyes feast upon the frontispiece illustrations-before the story has even begun-you know you're into something good. Eric Velasquez serves up a sometimes dazzling, sometimes quiet, evocation of the magic of album covers, salsa music, and warm family love in this autobiographical reminiscence of his childhood in Spanish Harlem.The pictures can be eye-popping dazzling; many times they are more serene o. Delightful story of music, family, and homeland Eric Velasquez gives us an autobiographical narrative of emotional connections to music, family, and the homeland.The book introduces us to Eric by his retelling of how every summer he went to his grandma’s apartment in El Barrio while his parents worked. From the first day, she wrapped him around her music, her dances, her special song, and her stories about growing up in Puerto Rico. Eric, due to the
And then the lead singer serenades Grandma right in front of the whole audience! Join Eric Velasquez on a magical journey through time and across cultures, as a young boy's passion for music and art is forged by a powerful bond between generations.. Every summer, Eric goes to live with his grandmother in El Barrio (Spanish Harlem) while his parents work. Through the long hot days, Grandma fills her apartment with the blaring horns and conga drums of Bomba y Plena, salsa, and merengue-the music she grew up with in Puerto Rico-sharing her memories and passions with Eric. The music sounds so different than it does at home on their scratchy records. But Eric sees Grandma in a new light when she gets them tickets to hear their favorite band in concert
Later, he learns that the gesture "shows that their hearts remain in Puerto Rico even though they may be far away." In the end, the boy is an adult, shown illustrating this book and listening to a CD, hand over heart. Ages 5-8. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.. The narrator spends his boyhood summers at his grandmother's apartment in Spanish Harlem, where Grandma introduces him to the sounds of merengue and conga, dances with him and tells stories of growing up in Puerto Rico. Whenever she plays one special song, she puts her hand over her heart. From Publishers Weekly Making his authorial debut, Velasquez (The Piano Man) proves himself adept at evoking time and place as well as a lovin