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Angélica and la güira

Playing the güira reminds Angélica of the people she loves and misses, especially her grandfather in the Dominican Republic.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Cruz, Angie (Author)
Other Authors:	Batista, Luz, 1993- (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English Spanish
Published:	New York : Kokila, 2024.
Subjects:	Guiro > Juvenile fiction. Musical instruments > Juvenile fiction. Grandfathers > Juvenile fiction. Dominican Republic > Juvenile fiction. Picture books.
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Summary:	Playing the güira reminds Angélica of the people she loves and misses, especially her grandfather in the Dominican Republic.
Physical Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Audience:	Ages 5-8. Grades 2-3.
ISBN:	9780593406014 059340601X
Author Notes:	Angie Cruz is a novelist and editor. She is the author of How Not To Drown in A Glass of Water and Dominicana , which was the inaugural GMA Book Club Pick and the 2019-20 Wordup Uptown Reads selection. It was shortlisted for The Women's Prize, longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction and the Aspen Words Literary Prize, it was a RUSA Notable Book, and winner of the ALA/YALSA Alex Award. Cruz divides her time between Pittsburgh, New York, and Turin. Luz Batista is a story artist and illustrator who grew up in New York City, New Jersey, and Atlanta and spent many summers longing for a visit to the Dominican Republic. Luz graduated from the School of Visual Arts with a BFA in animation, and she's currently a story artist and creative consultant at Disney TVA. Angelica and la G ira is her first picture book. Learn more about Luz at luzbatista.com and follow her @johnnyoctopus on Instagram.