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48 pp.
| Lee |
November, 2010 |
TradeISBN 978-1-60060-361-7$19.95
(2)
4-6
Flamenco student Janira and her classmates learn an "art that goes back a long, long time." Ancona's narration skillfully paces Janira's preparation for performance with the history of flamenco, encompassing music, song, and dance, and the inextricably connected history of the Roma. Accompanying photographs capture the dancers' and musical accompanists' expressive bodies and faces mid-gesture. Bib., glos.
Reviewer: Katie Bircher
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2011