Savion!
My Life in Tap
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · January 26, 2000
Born to save tap Fuh-duh-BAP!
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- Who it’s for
- Savion Glover’s biography explores his work and includes a brief history of tap dancing.
- Themes
- Tap dancing, Tap dance history, Savion Glover's work
- Genres
- Performers' Biographies for Kids, Dance & Movement
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Born to save tap Fuh-duh-BAP! Fuh-duh-duh-BAP! A new language, a new sound. Savion Glover has redefined tap dancing, and it can never be the same again. He speaks to the world with a power and ease that has stunned and captivated millions. This exciting biography captures that essence--often in Glover's own voice--and treats readers to an inside look at his work while also providing a brief yet compelling history of tap dancing.
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Reverberating with the rhythm of a unique musical language, the book includes more than 50 photographs and features an eye-catching two-color design. Foreword by Gregory Hines Fuh-duh-BAP! Fuh-duh-duh-BAP! A new language, a new sound. Savion Glover has redefined tap dancing, and it can never be the same again. He speaks to the world with a power and ease that has stunned and captivated millions. This exciting biography captures that essence--often in Glover's own voice--and treats readers to an inside look at his work while also providing a brief yet compelling history of tap dancing. Reverberating with the rhythm of a unique musical language, the book includes over fifty photographs and features an eye-catching two-color design. All ages. "He's the greatest tap dancer to ever lace up a pair of Capezios or any other tap shoes."-- Gregory Hines in the Foreword to Savion: My Life in Tap 2001 Best Books for Young Adults (ALA) Foreword by Gregory Hines Fuh-duh-BAP! Fuh-duh-duh-BAP! A new language, a new sound. Savion Glover has redefined tap dancing, and it can never be the same again. He speaks to the world with a power and ease that has stunned and captivated millions. This exciting biography captures that essence--often in Glover's own voice--and treats readers to an inside look at his work while also providing a brief yet compelling history of tap dancing. Reverberating with the rhythm of a unique musical language, the book includes over fifty photographs and features an eye-catching two-color design. All ages. "He's the greatest tap dancer to ever lace up a pair of Capezios or any other tap shoes."--Gregory Hines in the Foreword to Savion: My Life in Tap
Glover’s Tap Dance
Savion Glover’s biography explores his work and includes a brief history of tap dancing.
Come here for
- An inside look at Savion Glover’s work, often in his own voice
- A brief history of tap dancing
Expect
- More than 50 photographs
- A two-color design
Where it sits
| Dance & Movement | 89% |
|---|---|
| Performers' Biographies for Kids | 72% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Writers' Lives for Kids
- Authors
- Savion Glover
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- January 26, 2000
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Tap dancing · Tap dance history · Savion Glover's work
- Reading lane
- Writers' Lives for Kids