Rap a Tap Tap: Here's Bojangles - Think of That!

Rap a Tap Tap: Here's Bojangles - Think of That!"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'

"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

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Blue Sky Press
Published: 09/01/2002
ISBN: 9780590478830
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.93lbs
Size: 11.38h x 8.60w x 0.38d
Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Coretta Scott King Award - Honor Book
Award: Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007) - Winner

Review Citations: 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

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