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Due to the fact that I chose to respond to question number 3, I went to the library close to my mother’s house, so that I could be guaranteed a great selection of biographies to read for this homework task. For the text from the chapter pick, I went with Veronica Chamber’s Celia Cruz, Queen of Salsa. This, for me, was an obvious choice as I am an avid fan of ¡Azúcar! Though she is recognized as the queen of Salsa, I favor her rendition of the song Guantanamera, which has a quieter and soothing rhythm, over Joseíto Fernández’s version. Julie Maren’s illustrations for Chamber’s book are marvelous, and full of such vivid color that really lends itself to the culture of Cuba. The next book I selected was I, Galileo by Bonnie Christensen.

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