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DANCING HANDS: How Teresa Carreo Played the Piano for President Lincoln.
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DANCING HANDS: How Teresa Carreo Played the Piano for President Lincoln. Signed hardcover first edition - 2019

by Engle, Margarita; illustrated by Rafael Lopez

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New York:: Atheneum,, (2019). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.). First printing. A beautifully illustrated book that tells how Teresa Carreo (1853-1917), a ten year old girl who played piano for Abraham Lincoln in 1863, in the midst of the Civil War. A revolution in Venezuela had forced her family to flee to the United States, but although Teresa felt lonely at first in New York City. , she soon realized the power her music had to give a few moments peace or happiness to others. SIGNED by Engle on the title page. Every page is a double spread of colorful paintings by the Mexican American artist Rafael Lopez. Historical note. Named by Kirkus Reviews as a Best Picture Book of 2019. Large format, unpaginated.
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  • Booklist, 06/01/2019, Page 82
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 07/01/2019, Page 0
  • Horn Book Magazine, 09/01/2019, Page 110
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2019, Page 0
  • Kirkus Reviews, 06/01/2019, Page 98
  • Publishers Weekly, 07/08/2019, Page 0
  • School Library Journal, 08/01/2019, Page 85
  • Shelf Awareness, 08/27/2019, Page 0

About the author

Margarita Engle is the Cuban American author of many books including the verse novels Rima's Rebellion; Your Heart, My Sky; With a Star in My Hand; The Surrender Tree, a Newbery Honor winner; and The Lightning Dreamer. Her verse memoirs include Soaring Earth and Enchanted Air, which received the Pura Belpr 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 Drum Dream Girl, Dancing Hands, and The Flying Girl. Visit her at MargaritaEngle.com.

Rafael Lpez 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 The Day You Begin, Bravo!, Drum Dream Girl, We've Got the Whole World in Our Hands, Book Fiesta!, and Dancing Hands. Rafael divides his time between Mexico and California. Visit him at RafaelLopez.com.

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