Giant Dance Party

Informationen zum Autor Betsy Bird is an author, librarian, and the popular blogger Fuse #8. As a child she took both ballet and Scottish Country dancing, and in college she performed everything from tap and swing to modern dance and a little (rather awful) Fosse. Betsy Bird was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and now lives with her family in New York City, where she is currently New York Public Library's Youth Materials Collections Specialist. Brandon Dorman lives in Puyallup, Washington, and is the creator of Pirates of the Sea! and Santa's Stowaway , and the illustrator of Jack Prelutsky's Be Glad Your Nose Is on Your Face , as well as Halloween Night , by Marjorie Dennis Murray. Klappentext Giants can't dance! Can they? When Lexy takes on the task of teaching a gaggle of giants to dance, well, you can expect one giant dance party. Of course it doesn't start out that way. But as Lexy and her giants prove . . . where there is a will, there is a way. Where there is imagination, there is a way. Where there is perseverance, there is a way. Where there is friendship, there is a way! Absolutely anyone can dance. And everyone in this book does ! Zusammenfassung Betsy Bird knows all there is to know about kids and books. She is the New York Public Library’s youth collections specialist! she writes a blog hosted by School Library Journal ! and has served on the Newbery Medal committee. Now Betsy Bird has written a children’s book of her own! Giant Dance Party.   In this rollicking picture book! a group of giants shows up at Lexy’s door wanting dance lessons. After some initial hesitation! Lexy is happy to teach them! and her dance classes end with all her students—as well as Lexy herself—overcoming their fears and putting on a boogying performance.   Brandon Dorman! an award-winning artist whose work can be found in The Wizard ! and on the covers of Fablehaven and Goosebumps! brings the giants and their dance moves to life with his full-color illustrations. ...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Betsy Bird, Betsy/ Dorman Bird
• Con la collaborazione di: Betsy Bird (Illustrazione), Brandon Dorman (Illustrazione)
• Editore: Harper Collins Usa
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 4 a 8 anni
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 23.04.2013, ritardato
• EAN: 9780061960833
• ISBN: 978-0-06-196083-3
• Pagine: 32
• Categorie: Libri per bambini e per ragazzi; JUVENILE FICTION: Humorous Stories, JUVENILE FICTION: Fairy Tales & Folklore / Adaptations, JUVENILE FICTION: Legends, Myths, Fables / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Stories in Verse (see also Poetry), JUVENILE FICTION: Performing Arts / Dance, JUVENILE FICTION: Short Stories, JUVENILE FICTION: Fairy Tales & Folklore / Anthologies, JUVENILE FICTION: Legends, Myths, Fables / Norse, JUVENILE FICTION: Legends, Myths, Fables / Arthurian, JUVENILE FICTION: Ghost Stories *