| Song and Dance Man: (Caldecott Medal Winner) Contributor(s): Ackerman, Karen (Author), Gammell, Stephen (Illustrator) |
|
 |
ISBN: 0679819959 ISBN-13: 9780679819950 Publisher: Dragonfly Books OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1992 Annotation: Illus. in full color. "In this affectionate story, three children follow their grandfather up to the attic, where he pulls out his old bowler hat, gold-tipped cane, and his tap shoes. Grandpa once danced on the vaudeville stage, and as he glides across the floor, the children can see what it was like to be a song and dance man. Gammell captures all the story's inherent "joie de vivre with color pencil renderings that leap off the pages. Bespectacled, enthusiastic Grandpa clearly exudes the message that you're only as old as you feel, but the children respond--as will readers--to the nostalgia of the moment. Utterly original."--(starred) "Booklist. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts - Dance - Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts - Music |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 87003200 |
| Lexile Measure: 580 |
| Physical Information: 0.11" H x 8.4" W x 10.49" (0.30 lbs) 32 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 5490 Reading Level: 4.0 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A beautifully nostalgic picture book about one grandfather's younger days that shows you're only as old as you feel In this affectionate story, three children follow their grandfather up to the attic, where he pulls out his old bowler hat, gold-tipped cane, and his tap shoes. Grandpa once danced on the vaudeville stage, and as he glides across the floor, the children can see what it was like to be a song and dance man. Gammell captures all the story's inherent joie de vivre with color pencil renderings that leap off the pages. Bespectacled, enthusiastic Grandpa clearly exudes the message that you're only as old as you feel, but the children respond--as will readers--to the nostalgia of the moment. Utterly original.--(starred) Booklist. |