Pub Date: September 1, 2001
Dewey: E
LCCN: 00066586
Lexile Code: 0570
Features: Dust Cover, Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 04 to 08
Physical Info: 0.50" H x 12.00" L x 9.80" W ( 1.10 lbs) 32 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | SelfEsteem and SelfReliance | Animals | Jungle Animals | Performing Arts | Dance | Humorous Stories | Media TieIn
Description: Gerald is a giraffe that can't dance. Try as he might, his long, spindly legs buckle whenever he starts to boogie. Every year he dreads going to the Great Jungle Dance--until one night he finds his own special music. Full-color illustrations.
Review Quotes:
Andreae's rhyming text has a jaunty rhythm that's likely to spark interest in the read-aloud crowd... Parker-Rees's kicky depictions of slighly anthropomorphic animals boogying on the dance floor are the highlight here. His watercolor and pen-and-ink artwork exudes a fun, party vibe.
-- Publishers Weekly, September 10th, 2001
A clumsy giraffe is instantly transformed into an exceptional dancer when he finds music that he loves. Full-page color illustrations done in pen and ink and watercolor are bold and warm.
--- School Library Journal, October 2001