{"product_id":"when-angels-sing-the-story-of-rock-legend-carlos-santana-hardcover","title":"When Angels Sing: The Story of Rock Legend Carlos Santana - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Mahin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJose Ramirez\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of a Pura Belpr  Illustrator Honor and a Robert F. Sibert Honor \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCelebrate music icon Carlos Santana in this vibrant, rhythmic picture book from the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBest Illustrated Children's Book \u003ci\u003eMuddy: The Story of Blues Legend Muddy Waters\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCarlos Santana loved to listen to his father play \u003ci\u003eel\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eviol n\u003c\/i\u003e. It was a sound that filled the world with magic and love and feeling and healing--a sound that made angels real. Carlos wanted to make angels real, too. So he started playing music. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Carlos tried \u003ci\u003eel clarinete\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eel viol n\u003c\/i\u003e, but there were no angels. Then he picked up \u003ci\u003ela guitarra\u003c\/i\u003e. He took the soul of the Blues, the brains of Jazz, and the energy of Rock and Roll, and added the slow heat of Afro-Cuban drums and the cilantro-scented sway of the music he'd grown up with in Mexico. There were a lot of bands in San Francisco but none of them sounded like this. Had Carlos finally found the music that would make his angels real?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Mahin has loved music since his grandmother gave him his first piano lesson at the age of five. Like Carlos Santana, he believes that music fills the world with magic and love and feeling and healing. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eMuddy: The Story of Blues Legend Muddy Waters\u003c\/i\u003e and enjoys writing books about people who use their creativity to make the world a better place. He lives in San Diego, California, with his wife, two kids, and several guitars he wishes he played better. Visit him at MichaelMahin.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJose Ramirez is a fine artist and an illustrator of children's books, including\u003ci\u003e Quinito's Neighborhood\/El vecindario de Quinito\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eGoodnight, Papito Dios\/Buenas noches, Papito Dios\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Frog and His Friends Save Humanity\/La rana y sus amigos salvan a la humanidad\u003c\/i\u003e. He has been a school teacher in Los Angeles for more than twenty-five years and is currently teaching third grade at Esperanza Elementary. He loves to garden, play music, and work with clay. The proud father of three daughters, Jose lives in east Los Angeles with his wife and youngest child.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.2 x 12.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 04, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pura Belpre Award (2019)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award (2019)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e When Angels Sing: The Story of Rock Legend Carlos Santana\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771760214304,"sku":"9781534404137","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/24b165c6a2c4ca5e4191a3b2156c10f8.webp?v=1780392591","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/when-angels-sing-the-story-of-rock-legend-carlos-santana-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}