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Informationen zum Autor Max Bisantz and Kate Bisantz; Illustrated by Joseph J. M. Qiu Klappentext Discover why Selena, the Queen of Tejano music, became one of the most celebrated Mexican-American entertainers of the twentieth century! As a young girl, Selena Quintanilla sang in a band called Selena y Los Dinos with her brother and sister. The family performed at fairs, weddings, quinceañeras, and on street corners in their native Texas. Selena learned how to sing in Spanish and soon became hugely popular within the Latino community--so much so that she became the best-selling Latin artist of the 1990s. Selena was poised to be a great success, but her life was cut short after being fatally wounded by the president of her fan club. Selena's contributions to music and fashion during her life made her one of the top Latin musicians in the 1990s, and readers will want to know more about the woman who introduced the world to Tejano music. Zusammenfassung Discover why Selena, the Queen of Tejano music, became one of the most celebrated Mexican-American entertainers of the twentieth century! As a young girl, Selena Quintanilla sang in a band called Selena y Los Dinos with her brother and sister. The family performed at fairs, weddings, quinceañeras, and on street corners in their native Texas. Selena learned how to sing in Spanish and soon became hugely popular within the Latino community--so much so that she became the best-selling Latin artist of the 1990s. Selena was poised to be a great success, but her life was cut short after being fatally wounded by the president of her fan club. Selena's contributions to music and fashion during her life made her one of the top Latin musicians in the 1990s, and readers will want to know more about the woman who introduced the world to Tejano music.

Product details

• Authors: Kate Bisantz, Max Bisantz, Joseph J. M. Qiu, Who Hq
• Assisted by: Qiu Joseph J. M. (Illustration)
• Publisher: Penguin Young Readers US
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9781524786755
• ISBN: 978-1-5247-8675-5
• No. of pages: 112
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 202 mm x 12 mm
• Series: Who Was...?; Who Was?
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Art, music; USA, Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Music, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Women, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Girls & Women, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Music / General, People & places (Children's / Teenage), United States of America, USA, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women, Music: general interest (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage general interest: Music and musicians, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Hispanic & Latino, Relating to Latin / Hispanic US American people