Rap a tap tap : here's bojangles, think of that!
by Dillon, Leo,
Print Book 2002 |
Available at 22 Libraries 25 of 28 copies |
Summary
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!
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Additional Information
Subjects |
Robinson, Bill,
-- 1878-1949
-- Juvenile fiction.
Robinson, Bill, -- 1878-1949 -- Fiction. Dancers -- Fiction. Tap dancing -- Fiction. African Americans -- Fiction. Stories in rhyme. |
Publisher | New York :Blue Sky Press,2002 |
Contributors |
Dillon, Diane,
author, illustrator. |
Language |
English |
Awards |
Coretta Scott King Honor Book, illustrator, 2003 |
Description |
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
ISBN | 9780590478830 (hardcover) 0590478834 (hardcover) |
Other | Classic View |