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Engle, Margarita

Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln

40 pp. | Atheneum | August, 2019 | Trade ISBN 978-1-48148-740-5 $17.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-48148-741-2
(2) K-3 Illustrated by Rafael López. Teresa Carreño (1853–1917) learned to play piano early in life. When she was eight, her family fled war-torn Venezuela and moved to New York, where she became a well-known child prodigy. Her status provided her with the extraordinary chance to play for President Lincoln, still grieving his young son’s death. Engle’s writing shines; López’s vivid illustrations evoke characters and historical settings with absorbing detail. Appended with a brief historical note.
Reviewer: Alicia K. Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2019

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