{"product_id":"dancing-hands-how-teresa-carreno-played-the-piano-for-president-lincoln","title":"Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Pura Belpr  Illustrator Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Picture Book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn soaring words and stunning illustrations, Margarita Engle and Rafael L pez tell the story of Teresa Carre o, a child prodigy who played piano for Abraham Lincoln.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs a little girl, Teresa Carre o loved to let her hands dance across the beautiful keys of the piano. If she felt sad, music cheered her up, and when she was happy, the piano helped her share that joy. Soon she was writing her own songs and performing in grand cathedrals. Then a revolution in Venezuela forced her family to flee to the United States. Teresa felt lonely in this unfamiliar place, where few of the people she met spoke Spanish. Worst of all, there was fighting in her new home, too--the Civil War. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStill, Teresa kept playing, and soon she grew famous as the talented Piano Girl who could play anything from a folk song to a sonata. So famous, in fact, that President Abraham Lincoln wanted her to play at the White House  Yet with the country torn apart by war, could Teresa's music bring comfort to those who needed it most?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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; and \u003ci\u003eThe Lightning Dreamer\u003c\/i\u003e. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRafael López was born and raised in Mexico, a place that has always influenced the vivid colors and shapes in his artwork. He now creates community-based mural projects around the world and illustrates acclaimed children's books including \u003ci\u003eThe Day You Begin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBravo!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Drum Dream Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e We've Got the Whole World in Our Hands\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBook Fiesta!\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDancing Hands\u003c\/i\u003e. Rafael divides his time between Mexico and California. Visit him at RafaelLopez.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atheneum Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613400895762,"sku":"9781481487405","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3a996efa-fce4-4cdc-bcda-e36a2297832e.jpg?v=1732399693","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dancing-hands-how-teresa-carreno-played-the-piano-for-president-lincoln","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}