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Hoelzel, Philip

Samba! : The Heartbeat of a Community: Ailton Nunes's Musical Journey

40 pp. | Sleeping Bear | July, 2024 | Trade ISBN 9781534112957 $18.99 | Ebook ISBN 9781668945407
(3) K-3 Illustrated by André Ceolin. In Rio de Janeiro's Mangueira favela, a renowned samba school is the community's heartbeat. Young Ailton Nunes, a precociously gifted drummer, helps the adult bateria win the 1990 Carnaval competition. After teaching samba abroad, he returns to end Mangueira’s twenty-year losing streak. This biography highlights samba’s power to teach life skills, build community, and transform lives. Clean, uncluttered digital illustrations allow the human story to shine. Back matter offers insights on Nunes, samba, and Portuguese words used in the text.
Reviewer: Summer Edward

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