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IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
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In this powerful, vibrant biography, award-winning creator Duncan Tonatiuh sheds light on the legacy of a legendary capoeira player, Mestre Bimba, who resisted racial oppression through art and turned a marginalized practice into a global phenomenon
A meia lua whooshed in the air. The strike was evaded and followed with an aú.
Two young men were playing capoeira in the middle of the roda. Bimba wanted to play, too.
Although it is debated...
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En esta biografía impactante y vibrante, el galardonado creador Duncan Tonatiuh echa luz sobre el legado de un legendario capoeirista, Mestre Bimba, quien se resistió a la opresión racial a través del arte y convirtió una práctica marginada en un fenómeno global
Una meia lua silbó a través del aire. El golpe fue evadido y le siguió un aú.
Dos jóvenes estaban jugando a la capoeira en medio de la roda. Bimba también quería jugar.
Aunque...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Funny Bones tells the story of how the amusing calaveras--skeletons performing various everyday or festive activities--came to be. They are the creation of Mexican artist José Guadalupe (Lupe) Posada (1852-1913). In a country that was not known for freedom of speech, he first drew political cartoons, much to the amusement of the local population but not the politicians. He continued to draw cartoons throughout much of his life, but he is best known...
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