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Let's dance

by Bowie, David,

Format: Print Book 2020
Availability: Available at 6 Libraries 6 of 6 copies

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Avalon Public Library Childrens E BOW
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Collection  Childrens
 
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Braddock Carnegie Library Picture Books P ART/MUSIC BOW
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Collection  Picture Books
 
Call Number  P ART/MUSIC BOW
 
 
Monroeville Public Library Juvenile Picture Books J E BOWIE
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Collection  Juvenile Picture Books
 
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Moon Township Public Library Easy PICTURE BOOK JE BOWIE
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Penn Hills Library Picture Books PICTURE BOWIE
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Collection  Picture Books
 
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Western Allegheny Community Library Picture Book JP PIC BOWIE
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Collection  Picture Book
 
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Summary
For David Bowie fans young and old comes a very special picture book celebrating dancing and being joyful while paying homage to an iconic musical figure.

"Let's dance. Put on your red shoes and dance the blues..." Embrace the spirit and mood of iconic musician David Bowie in this must-have book for any Bowie fan, especially those wanting to introduce a new generation to a favorite musical artist. Lightly adapting the lyrics to "Let's Dance" for a younger audience, kids and parents will soon be tapping their shoes to this lively book with bright, fun, whimsical artwork.
Published Reviews
Publisher's Weekly Review: "Bowie considered his 1983 global hit one of his less nihilistic numbers, ostensibly qualifying it for the ever-expanding jukebox picture book genre. Marks (The Panda Problem) works hard to keep the mood light, with peppy vignettes featuring a multigenerational cast of varying ethnicities with bright eyes, wide smiles, and happy feet. The first mention of the famous opening lines ("Put on your red shoes/ And dance the blues") shows a school dance team performing in blue uniforms (curiously, the scarlet shoes are barely visible); the later reprise takes readers to a kitchen dance party. But the dancing never shakes loose of being well-behaved (the one exception is a girl who boogies with an authentic rocker stance, hair askew, tongue stuck out), and images for some of the lyrics have an indistinct feel: "Because my love for you/ Would break my heart in two" attends two kids and an adult bouncing on a trampoline. Playing the actual song, with its irresistible signature chords and Bowie's distinctive quaver, will probably be a more effective means of inspiring little folks to get funky. Ages 4--8. (Apr.)"
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Additional Information
Subjects Dance -- Juvenile fiction.
Dance -- Songs and music.
Dance -- Fiction.
Songs.
Publisher Philadelphia :Running Press Kids,2020
Edition First edition.
Other Titles Let us dance
Contributors Marks, Hannah (Illustrator), illustrator.
Language English
Description 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
ISBN 9780762468089
0762468084
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