Rap a Tap Tap: Here's Bojangles - Think of That! (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780590478830)

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!

Author: Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon
ISBN-10: 0590478834
ISBN-13: 9780590478830
Publisher: Blue Sky Press (AZ)
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2002
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.93lbs
Size: 11.38h x 8.60w x 0.38d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 1.9
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 63504 / Rap a Tap Tap: Here's Bojangles-Think of That!

Award: Coretta Scott King Award - Honor Book
Award: Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007) - Winner
Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 08/01/2002 pg. 1126
Publishers Weekly 08/12/2002 pg. 299
School Library Journal 09/01/2002 pg. 189
Booklist 10/15/2002 pg. 406
BookPage 11/01/2002 pg. 20
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2002 pg. 151
Black Issues Book Review 01/01/2003 pg. 68
Booklist 02/15/2003 pg. 1084
ALA Notable Children's Books 03/15/2003 pg. 1297
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2002 pg. 168 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2003 pg. 168 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
School Library Journal 10/01/2004