5 Best music books like When Angels Sing: The Story of Rock Legend Carlos Santana by Michael James Mahin

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When Angels Sing: The Story of Rock Legend Carlos Santana

By: Michael James Mahin

4.05

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Carlos Santana loved to listen to his father play el violín. It was a sound that filled the world w…

If you liked the music plot in When Angels Sing: The Story of Rock Legend Carlos Santana by Michael James Mahin , here is a list of 5 books like this:

Cover of Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay by Susan Hood, Sally Wern Comport

1. Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay

By: Susan Hood , Sally Wern Comport

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Susan Hood and illustrator Sally Wern Comport comes the extraordinary tru… read more

Similar categories in Susan Hood's Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay book and Michael James Mahin's When Angels Sing: The Story of Rock Legend Carlos Santana

  • music
  • cultural
  • art
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle by Mark Wolynn

2. It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle

By: Mark Wolynn

3.55

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A groundbreaking approach to transforming traumatic legacies passed down in families over generatio… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of And Tango Makes Three by Henry Cole, Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell

3. And Tango Makes Three

By: Henry Cole , Justin Richardson , Peter Parnell

4.30

Format: None pages,

In the zoo there are all kinds of animal families. But Tango's family is not like any of the others… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of 14 Cows for America by Thomas Gonzalez, Carmen Agra Deedy, Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah

4. 14 Cows for America

By: Thomas Gonzalez , Carmen Agra Deedy , Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah

3.28

Format: 437 pages, Hardcover

In June of 2002, a ceremony begins in a village in western Kenya. Hundreds of Maasai surround an Am… read more

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  • cultural
  • history
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction

5. The Water Princess

By: Peter H. Reynolds , Susan Verde , None

3.38

Format: None pages,

Based on supermodel Georgie Badiel's childhood, a young girl dreams of bringing clean drinking wate… read more

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Cover of The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes, Louis Slobodkin

6. The Hundred Dresses

By: Eleanor Estes , Louis Slobodkin

4.11

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

This Newbery Honor classic, illustrated by a Caldecott Medalist, is a beautifully written tribute t… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens

7. Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton

By: Don Tate

4.20

Format: 24 pages, Hardcover

In the nineteenth century, North Carolina slave George Moses Horton taught himself to read and earn… read more

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8. The Secret Cave: Discovering Lascaux

By: Emily Arnold McCully

3.62

Format: 57 pages, Hardcover

Jacques, Jojo, Simon, and Marcel were looking for buried treasure when they explored a cave in the … read more

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Cover of When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb

9. When the Angels Left the Old Country

By: Sacha Lamb

4.27

Format: 408 pages, Hardcover

A queer immigrant fairytale about individual purpose, the fluid nature of identity, and the power o… read more

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  • historical
Cover of Freewater by Amina Luqman-Dawson

10. Freewater

By: Amina Luqman-Dawson

4.18

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A middle-grade novel about two enslaved children’s escape from a plantation and the many ways they … read more

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  • historical
  • childrens
"Lord only knows how many of us they keep from running. How many of us stay in these hateful places out of love. I used to think it was from scaring us - beating, cutting, or whipping us that did it. …"

-Amina Luqman-Dawson, Freewater

Cover of Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard

11. Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story

By: Kevin Noble Maillard

4.42

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

Fry bread is food. It is warm and delicious, piled high on a plate. Fry bread is time. It brin… read more

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  • cultural
  • history
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
Cover of There Was a Party for Langston by Jason Reynolds

12. There Was a Party for Langston

By: Jason Reynolds

4.48

Format: 56 pages, ebook

New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds’s debut picture book is a snappy… read more

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  • music
  • art
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
Cover of An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong

13. An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us

By: Ed Yong

4.47

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

A grand tour through the hidden realms of animal senses that will transform the way you perceive th… read more

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  • nonfiction
"It's ironic that we associate taste with connoisseurship, subtlety, and fine discrimination when it is among the coarsest of senses."

-Ed Yong, An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us

"We are closer than ever to understanding what it is like to be another animal, but we have made it harder than ever for other animals to be."

-Ed Yong, An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us

"Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every animal can only tap into a small fraction of realities fullness. Each is enclos…"

-Ed Yong, An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us

"A striking pattern emerged on days with the most intense solar storms, grey whales were 4 times more likely to beach themselves. This correlation doesn't prove that whales have a compass but it stron…"

-Ed Yong, An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us

Cover of Hello Lighthouse (Caldecott Medal Winner) by Sophie  Blackall

14. Hello Lighthouse (Caldecott Medal Winner)

By: Sophie Blackall

4.38

Format: 44 pages, Hardcover

A new picture book that will transport readers to the seaside. Watch the days and seasons pass a… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Blackall's Hello Lighthouse (Caldecott Medal Winner) book and Michael James Mahin's When Angels Sing: The Story of Rock Legend Carlos Santana

  • art
  • historical
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Change Sings: a Children's Anthem by Amanda Gorman

15. Change Sings: a Children's Anthem

By: Amanda Gorman

4.56

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A lyrical picture book debut from Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman and illustrator Loren Long … read more

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  • music
  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
"I can hear change humming In its loudest, proudest song. I don’t fear change coming, And so I sing along."

-Amanda Gorman, Change Sings: a Children's Anthem

"I hum with a hundred hearts, Each of us lifting a hand. I use my strengths and my smarts, Take a knee to make a stand."

-Amanda Gorman, Change Sings: a Children's Anthem

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16. Farmhouse

By: Sophie Blackall

4.53

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall invites readers to peek through windows that shine like… read more

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  • art
  • historical
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner) by Carole Lindstrom

17. We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner)

By: Carole Lindstrom

4.51

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the many Indigenous-led movements across North America, We Are Water Protectors issues … read more

Similar categories in Carole Lindstrom's We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner) book and Michael James Mahin's When Angels Sing: The Story of Rock Legend Carlos Santana

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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18. Bodies Are Cool

By: Tyler Feder

4.61

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

This cheerful love-your-body picture book for preschoolers is an exuberant read-aloud with bright a… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of I Color Myself Different by Colin Kaepernick

19. I Color Myself Different

By: Colin Kaepernick

4.28

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An inspiring story of identity and self-esteem from celebrated athlete… read more

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  • art
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
Cover of Nina: A Story of Nina Simone by Traci N. Todd

20. Nina: A Story of Nina Simone

By: Traci N. Todd

4.50

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

This picture book biography tells the story of little Eunice who grew up to become the acclaimed si… read more

Similar categories in Traci N. Todd's Nina: A Story of Nina Simone book and Michael James Mahin's When Angels Sing: The Story of Rock Legend Carlos Santana

  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of Keepunumuk: Weeâchumun's Thanksgiving Story by Danielle Greendeer

21. Keepunumuk: Weeâchumun's Thanksgiving Story

By: Danielle Greendeer

4.36

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In this Wampanoag story told in a Native tradition, two kids from the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe learn… read more

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  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
Cover of Have You Ever Seen a Flower? by Shawn   Harris

22. Have You Ever Seen a Flower?

By: Shawn Harris

3.87

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

One child experiences a flower with all five senses—from its color to its fragrance to the entire u… read more

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  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond

23. Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky

By: Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond

4.42

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Discover a world of creativity and tradition in this fascinating picture book that explores the his… read more

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  • art
  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
Cover of Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks by Suzanne Slade

24. Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks

By: Suzanne Slade

4.38

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A picture book biography about Gwendolyn Brooks, the influential poet and the first African America… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of Where Are You From? by Yamile Saied Méndez

25. Where Are You From?

By: Yamile Saied Méndez

4.38

Format: 32 pages, None

In which a girl who is asked where she's really from turns to her abuelo for the answer. read more

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  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Coretta: The Autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King by Coretta Scott King

26. Coretta: The Autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King

By: Coretta Scott King

4.44

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Adapted from her adult memoir, this is the autobiography of Coretta Scott King––wife of Martin Luth… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
Cover of Nya's Long Walk: A Step at a Time by Linda Sue Park

27. Nya's Long Walk: A Step at a Time

By: Linda Sue Park

4.02

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In South Sudan, where Nya lives, many girls have a hard job: fetching water for their families from… read more

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  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Fall Down Seven Times, Stand Up Eight: Patsy Takemoto Mink and the Fight for Title IX by Jen Bryant

28. Fall Down Seven Times, Stand Up Eight: Patsy Takemoto Mink and the Fight for Title IX

By: Jen Bryant

4.23

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

This picture book biography is about Patsy Mink, the first woman of color elected to Congress. Publ… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Yellow Bus by Loren Long

29. The Yellow Bus

By: Loren Long

4.36

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Love and Hello, Lighthouse , The Yellow Bus from #1 New York Times bestselling … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of When Angels Sing: The Story of Rock Legend Carlos Santana by Michael James Mahin

30. When Angels Sing: The Story of Rock Legend Carlos Santana

By: Michael James Mahin

4.05

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Carlos Santana loved to listen to his father play el violín. It was a sound that filled the world w… read more

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  • music
  • cultural
  • art
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of Tacko Fall: To New Heights by Tacko Fall

31. Tacko Fall: To New Heights

By: Tacko Fall

3.94

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The inspiring true story of basketball phenom Tacko Fall—and his journey from West Africa to the NB… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • biography
  • childrens

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3.77

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