With bold paintings and a simple, rhyming text, Caldecott Medalists Leo & Diane Dillon bring young readers a rap a tap tap celebration of dance that will have readers clapping and tapping along. "There once was a man who danced in the street / He brought pleasure and joy to the people he'd greet / He didn't just dance, he made art with his feet / Rap a tap tap — think of that!" This simple book for young children has the added bonus of describing the life of a ground-breaking African-American tap dancer. Bill "Bojangles" Robinson was one of the most popular entertainers of the 1920s-30s. People said he "talked with his feet," and in the Dillons' graceful paintings of old New York, he dances from page to page to the tune of a toe-tapping rhyme. Rap a tap tap — think of that!
Book Details
- Author: Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon
- Illustrator: Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon
- Publisher: The Blue Sky Press
- Series:
- Type: Hardcover
- Licences: Scholastic
Book Specifications
- Language: English
- Publish Date: 9/1/2002
- Pages: 32
- Trim: 8-1/2 x 11 (in inches)
- Grade Level: Pre-K to 3
- Age Level: 4 to 8
- ISBN: 9780590478830
Developmental Areas
Reading will help develop in these areas:
- Communicative Skills
- Cognitive Skills
- Social and Emotional Skills
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