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Al ritmo de Petra

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Con el objetivo de ampliar las biografías de mujeres pioneras destacadas en ELLAS: historias de mujeres puertorriqueñas, Al ritmo de Petra narra la maravillosa historia de Petra Cepeda, una figura clave en el género musical afrocaribeño de la bomba y la plena en Puerto Rico. Petra nació en Santurce, Puerto Rico, en el seno de una familia con gran talento, y le apasionaba cantar y bailar. Se convirtió en una consumada oradora, cantante, instrumentista y bailarina de bomba y plena, y trabajó incansablemente para preservar las tradiciones y la cultura afrocaribeñas.

English Description:

Looking to expand on the biographies of trailblazing women highlighted in ELLAS: historias de mujeres puertorriqueñ as, Al ritmo de Petra tells the wonderful story of Petra Cepeda; a pioneering force behind the Afro Caribbean bomba and plena music genre in Puerto Rico. Petra was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico to an extremely talented family and she loved to sing and dance. She became an accomplished orator, singer, instrumentalist and bomba and plena dancer, and was tireless in her goal of preserving Afro Caribbean traditions and culture.

Publishing Details

Author : Ana Castillo Muñoz

Illustrator : Yamel Figueroa Sotomayor

Type of Spanish : Authentic

Physical Details

Cover: Hardcover

Pages: 28

Size: 8 x 8 in

Year Published: 2022

Instructional Details

Reading Grade Level: 2nd

Theme: Culture