Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln
by Margarita Engle and Rafael López • Related Edition: Spanish-Language
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- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- Latino (US / Canada)
Year Published 2019
Word Count 880
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1260L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 504357, 0.5 AR Points
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- Subject Headings
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Music
- Picture books
- Lincoln, Abraham
- Carreño, Teresa, 1853-1917--Juvenile literature
- Pianists
- Women pianisists
- United States
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic/Latino
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Juvenile literature
- Carreano, Teresa
- Pianists--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
Our Original Resources 12
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Rafael López about Dancing Hands
Created by TeachingBooks
Meet-the-Author Recording with Margarita Engle about Dancing Hands
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Rafael López
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Margarita Engle
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Routines to Reinforce Phonemic Awareness
Created by TeachingBooks
View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Rafael López
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Margarita Engle
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 33
Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Rafael López
Created by TeachingBooks
Meet-the-Author Recording with Margarita Engle
Created by TeachingBooks
2020 Pura Belpré Award Acceptance Speech given by Rafael López
Created by Association for Library Service to Children - ALSC
2020 Pura Belpré Illustrator Medal Unboxing with Rafael López
Created by Association for Library Service to Children - ALSC
Interview with Rafael López
Created by American Library Association
Interview with Rafael López
Created by National Book Festival
Interview with Rafael López
Created by Library of Congress
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Behind the Books
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Multicultural Children's Book Day
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Toasted Cheese
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Teaching Latin America through Literature
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Pitch América
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Mackin Community
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Austin Public Library
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by American Libraries Online
Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Spanish and English (Bilingual) Interview with Margarita Engle
Created by Simon & Schuster
On how her parents met with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On visiting Cuba with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On writing about Cuba with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On writing about freedom with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On family stories with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On writing poetry with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On writing free verse with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On writing poetry outdoors with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
Advice on writing poetry for teens with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On readers theater with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On the Pura Belpré Awards with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
On sugar in Cuba with Margarita Engle
Created by AdLit
Novels in verse discussion with Margarita Engle
Created by Latinx KidLit Book Festival
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 9
Routines to Reinforce Phonemic Awareness
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Comprehension Graphic Organizers
Created by TeachingBooks
Activity Guide from Texas Library Association
Created by Texas Library Association
Teaching Tips from Latinxs in Kid Lit
Created by Latinxs in Kid Lit
Teaching Ieas from Classroom Bookshelf
Created by Classroom Bookshelf
Curriculum Guide from Simon & Schuster
Created by Simon & Schuster
Book Readings 2
Complete Video Reading narrated by Belkis Hernandez
Created by Children's Museum Houston
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Almarie Guerra
Created by Dreamscape Media
Vocabulary Resources 1
Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
Created by TeachingBooks
Awards & Distinctions 6
Pura Belpré Awards, 1996-2025
Illustrator Winner, 2020
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2020
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2020
International Latino Book Awards, 2000-2024
Second Place Winner, 2020
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