Catalog Search Results
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Engle's spare, rhythmic text gets at the heart of the struggle to achieve a dream in this picture-book biography about a Chinese African Cuban girl who aspired to play drums even when society's double standards stood as a barrier. Growing up in tempestuous 1930s Havana, during a time when universities were often shut down because of their opposition to the dictatorial President Machado, Millo Castro Zaldarriaga dared to dream of playing percussion...
2) Hop
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Blending state-of-the-art animation with live action, Hop tells the comic tale of Fred, an out-of-work slacker who accidentally injures the Easter Bunny and must take him in as he recovers. As Fred struggles with the world's worst houseguest, both will learn what it takes to finally grow up.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2010
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
307 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Jeremy, a drummer boy, and Dulcie, a runaway slave who hopes to become "contraband" of the 107th New York Volunteer Regiment, become friends and form an unlikely alliance with Charlie, young Confederate soldier, and each helps the others learn truths about the Civil War, slavery, and freedom.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
388 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
A memoir by one of the Grateful Dead's founding members shares insights into their improvisational style, their survival of shared and personal tragedies, and their collaborations with a wide range of fellow artists.
5) Drumline
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003], c2002
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Halftime is party time for the gifted street drummer who snares the top spot in his university's marching band. However, he initially flounders in his new world, before realizing that it takes more than talent to reach the top.
Publisher
Phase 4 Films
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An epic comedy about a mine worker named Power whose love of drums and lack of musical skill have turned him into the ridiculed 'air drummer' of his small town. But when Power's union leader father calls a strike at the mine, Power discovers an underground subculture of air drummers who just might hold the key to changing the world.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
Español
Description
En kinder, Lupe Lopez inició una banda y le demostró a todos que era una estrella de rock. Este año, como estudiante de primer grado, Lupe tiene una nueva meta: ganarse una estrella en el Muro de la Fama de Lectura del salón de clase de la maestra Moreno. Lupe puede roquear con las palabras en su lista de lectura, pero cuando aparecen juntas en una frase, ella no puede darles la vuelta. Y lo peor es que Victor, el brabucón de la clase, se burla...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
Physical Desc
306 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: Melly only joined the school band because her best friend, Olivia, begged her to. But to her surprise, quiet Melly loves playing the drums. It's the only time she doesn't feel like a mouse. Now she and Olivia are about to spend the next two weeks at Camp Rockaway, jamming under the stars in the Michigan woods. But this summer brings a lot of big changes for Melly: her parents split up, her best friend ditches her, and Melly finds...
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request