Badaboom Badabiim!: Musical Bilingual English and Spanish educational children's book - Softcover

Perez, Daniel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 149913343X ISBN 13: 9781499133431

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

Synopsis

Badaboom Badabiim is the first children's book in a trilogy about the creation of the drum. It begins deep in the jungle high up on a mountain where an old alchemist lives. He finds himself lonely and decides to make a friend, a drum. He names his new friend Tumba. New to this world Tumba knows only how to ask questions. When the old alchemist grows tired of answering so many question he creates Segundo, a drum with the power of the answer. The drums talk to one another and learn how they were created; they wish to speak freely. They begin to create more drums in search of the right balance. The story teaches themes of harmony, creative inventiveness, call and response, and geography. The story is written in both English and Spanish as well as the audio component. By the end of the story the child hears a full composition of the drums creating a full scale Afro-Cuban Rumba. Lets make learning fun, Badaboom Badabiim!

About this title

About the Author

Daniel Perez Born in Olympia, Washington, Daniel spends time playing music, writing, and developing a variety of artist projects. His influence pulls from the folkloric music of the caribbean. A former preschool teacher, he now works to share his early learning experience with communities through drum, dance, and storytelling.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 149913343X
• ISBN 13: 9781499133431
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 56
• Illustrator: Cherena Carlos