Rap a Tap Tap: Here's Bojangles - Think of That!
Hardcover – Picture Book, September 1, 2002
Scholastic Inc. · Hardcover · September 1, 2002
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.
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- Who it’s for
- Rhyming verse and bold paintings make Bill “Bojangles” Robinson’s tap dance a lively read-aloud.
- Themes
- Tap dance and performance, Bill Robinson's life, African-American tap dance
- Genres
- Dance & Movement, African American Life (U.S.), Musicians' Lives for Kids
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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!"
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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!
Feet That Speak
Rhyming verse and bold paintings make Bill “Bojangles” Robinson’s tap dance a lively read-aloud.
Come here for
- A toe-tapping celebration of dance
- Graceful paintings of old New York
Expect
- Simple rhymes made for clapping along
- A glimpse of a groundbreaking African-American tap dancer
Where it sits
| Musicians' Lives for Kids | 56% |
|---|---|
| African American Life (U.S.) | 53% |
| Dance & Movement | 51% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- US Biographies
- US: African American Stories
- Dance Stories
- Authors
- Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon
- Publisher
- Scholastic Inc.
- Published
- September 1, 2002
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Tap dance and performance · Bill Robinson's life · African-American tap dance
- Reading lane
- US Biographies