Shakira by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
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Web ID: 17821112Shakira is a Sensation!
Shakira from the age of 4 was a Sensation! She was from Colombia, but her father was Lebanese and her mother Colombian. She loves to perform and the influence of her parents and her community really make her unique. As a child she sings, dances, writes her own songs, and plays musical instruments. She enjoys mixing Rock-n-Roll, Middle Eastern, and Latin Influences which include belly dancing, playing the harmonica and she sings in Spanish. I didn’t know much about Shakira before reading this book. I really was impressed by her. At just 14, her first album is released and includes the song she wrote at 8 years old, Tus Gafas Oscuras which means Your Dark Sunglasses in English. This is because her brother died in an accident and after her father wears dark sunglasses to hide his grief. I found this so compelling, I looked the lyrics up and read the English translation. This is profoundly moving and incredible a child wrote it. Shakira has perseverance. She keeps working at her music and her third album, Pies Descalzo sells millions of copies. She decides she wants to sing all over the world. She moves to the US and starts writing lyrics in English. She is enormously successful. I can see why she is known as The Queen of Latin Music. Shakira decides she wants to give back by helping children from struggling communities by helping reduce poverty and building schools. She wants each child to be educated and have a chance to achieve their dreams, too! She has started a foundation and is really dedicated to it. This is such a great message for children to hear. Shakira also knows that life is not always easy and it is important to work on making your dreams come true. She is from South America and was making music at a time when having success as a Latina Woman was not usually done. Yet, she made it anyway. This is an especially important message for young Hispanic Dreamers as it is an opportunity to believe in yourself. I love this Series: Little People, Big Dreams as it offers great stories about all different types of people. Children need to know that their aspirations can really happen and reading about role models is a wonderful way to do this. The one thing that bothered me was I didn’t find the illustrations as exciting as usual. They add so much to the book and especially this one about Shakira who is full of life and passion. Thank you NetGalley, Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, and Frances Lincoln Books for a chance to read this book. I am always happy to leave a review.
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A worthy addition to this fantastic series!
This is another fantastic instalment in the Little People Big Dreams series, which is a firm favourite of mine at this stage. The story’s message is once again a positive one for young readers , with Shakira overcoming early failures in her musical career to eventually make it bag as a world-renowned artist. She also used that fame to provide education and the chance of a brighter future to young Hispanic all over the Americas. The mini-biography of Shakira (complete with a timeline) at the end of the book is a great resource for young readers to cement the facts learned in the book, and offers advice on how to learn more about Shakira. Top marks as always, and I look forward to reading more of the series.
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Well done!
It all began with a dream of making music and performing while dancing. Born and raised in Colombia, she enjoyed music, belly dancing, writing songs, and singing on stage. She spread her music with the many sounds and rhythms of the globe and became famous. Did you know that Shakira means Grateful in Arabic? She has established a foundation to foster education and more for orphans all over the Americas! The illustrations by Laura Diez are fun, simple, colorful, and delightful. Well suited for reading WITH someone of any age including ESL, and great for gifting to anyone, but especially to a school or public library! I requested and received a free temporary e-book on Adobe Digital Editions from Quarto Publishing Group/Frances Lincoln Children's Books via NetGalley. Thank you!
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Nice Biography
I like Shakira's voice I mean I have some of her songs on My Ipod Touch
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