{"product_id":"under-the-mambo-moon-isbn-9781570917240","title":"Under the Mambo Moon","description":"On summer nights Marisol helps out in Papi's music store. As customers come and go, they share memories of the Latin music and dance of their various homelands, expressed in a dazzling array of poetry. The diversity of Latin American music is brought to life in poems that swivel, sway, and sizzle with the rhythms of merengue, vallenatos, salsa, and samba.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBack matter includes a map, author's note, and further information about the musical heritage of Latin America.Julia Durango is the author of the bilingual picture book PETER CLAVER: PATRON SAINTS OF SLAVES (Simon \u0026amp; Schuster), as well as co-author of YUM! YUCK! She lives with her family in Ottawa, Illinois.On summer nights \u003cbr\u003ePapi lets me help out  \u003cbr\u003eat the music store. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePapi says you can  \u003cbr\u003eread people’s souls  \u003cbr\u003eby the music \u003cbr\u003e they listen to;  \u003cbr\u003ethat hearts \u003cbr\u003efly home \u003cbr\u003ewhen the music’s  \u003cbr\u003eJust Right.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePapi says \u003cbr\u003epeople come here  \u003cbr\u003eto buy dreams  \u003cbr\u003eand memories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMrs. García \u003cbr\u003egets off at the bus stop \u003cbr\u003ein front of the store. \u003cbr\u003eShe walks slowly, \u003cbr\u003eone hand on her back, \u003cbr\u003e trying to push away an ache.  \u003cbr\u003eShe’s been cleaning houses  \u003cbr\u003eall day, \u003cbr\u003ebut still she smiles \u003cbr\u003eand stops to talk.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eJoão hangs out by the door  \u003cbr\u003epretending not to watch  \u003cbr\u003ethe girls go by. \u003cbr\u003e“A boy that handsome  \u003cbr\u003ecan only be trouble,” \u003cbr\u003eMrs. García says. \u003cbr\u003eJoão likes to talk music  \u003cbr\u003ewith Papi.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMrs. García\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the day of my \u003ci\u003equinceañera\u003c\/i\u003e,  \u003cbr\u003eI wore a gown \u003cbr\u003eof blushing pink \u003cbr\u003eand a gold tiara. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe tiny rosebuds on my cake  \u003cbr\u003ematched the real ones \u003cbr\u003ein my bouquet, \u003cbr\u003eand my gifts reached the ceiling. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA handsome mariachi band  \u003cbr\u003eplayed all afternoon \u003cbr\u003eand serenaded me with \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Las mañanitas.”\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOn the day of my \u003ci\u003equinceañera\u003c\/i\u003e,  \u003cbr\u003eI was in Mariachi Heaven.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoão\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA girl from Ipanema \u003cbr\u003e(no one ever knew her name)  \u003cbr\u003ecaught the eye of a composer  \u003cbr\u003ewho would never be the same. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“She’s a little bit of samba, \u003cbr\u003ewith a pinch of jazz thrown in. \u003cbr\u003e She’s the strum of my \u003ci\u003eviolão\u003c\/i\u003e— \u003cbr\u003esuch a girl there’s never been.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen he wrote a brand-new song  \u003cbr\u003efor the girl without a name,  \u003cbr\u003ewho strolled along the beach  \u003cbr\u003eand brought the bossa nova fame.","brand":"Charlesbridge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303984976101,"sku":"NP9781570917240","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781570917240.jpg?v=1767743218","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/under-the-mambo-moon-isbn-9781570917240","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}