Free Kindle Song And Dance Man (Dragonfly Books) ebooks Download
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.
Lexile Measure: 780L (What's this?)
Series: Dragonfly Books
Paperback: 32 pages
Publisher: Dragonfly Books; Reprint edition (January 15, 1992)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9780679819950
ISBN-13: 978-0679819950
ASIN: 0679819959
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.2 x 10.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #89,688 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #96 in Books > Children's Books > Arts, Music & Photography > Performing Arts > Dance #276 in Books > Children's Books > Growing Up & Facts of Life > Family Life > Multigenerational #5993 in Books > Children's Books > Literature & Fiction
Age Range: 3 - 7 years
Grade Level: Preschool - 2
I think there must be a whole old-people-dancing picture book genre out there. Tons of these books appear on the market every year and they bring in a steady profit time and time again. Perhaps the most successful of these (which is to say, it won an award) is Karen Ackerman's charming, "Song and Dance Man". A simple tale of a grandfather puttin' on a show for his grandchildren, the book is a touching tribute to the Vaudeville kings and queens of yore.Three bright eyed urchins appear at their grandfather's door one day, to his evident delight. Without further ado he leads them up into the house's attic where he keeps a trunk of old treasures. It takes a little sifting and shifting to find exactly what he needs, but soon Grandpa's old taps are on his feet and the lamps in the attic become the spotlights of a makeshift stage. Grandpa begins with a shuffle footed tap solo then moves on to banjo playing/singing, magic tricks, and awful old jokes. The night's entertainment is topped off with a grand finale of tapping and dancing. The crowd (of three) goes wild and everything is put away again. "But as he turns off the attic light, Grandpa glances back up the stairs, and we wonder how much he really misses that time on the vaudeville stage, when he was a song and dance man".You've probably seen illustrations by Minnesota based artist Stephen Gammell before and just didn't know it. They've a kind of controlled insanity, though this book is not half as violent to the senses as his truly disturbing "Old Black Fly". Instead, this story comes off as merely messy, but with a vibrant undertone. The colors in the pictures are often of a sweet rainbow filled spectrum. Grandpa's nose, a permanent red, sits prominently on his kind face.
Song and Dance Man (Dragonfly Books) The Song Writers Rhyming Dictionary: Step-By-Step System To Mastering Your Song Writing ,Rhymes,Free Styles and Song writing Game (Song Writers Rhyming Dictionary) Ukulele Song Book: Ukulele Christmas Song Book I - 20 Christmas & Holiday Songs with Lyrics, Chords and Chord Tabs: Christmas Songs (Ukulele Song Books Strum and Sing 1) How to Dance: Learn How to Line Dance, Belly Dance, Ice Dance and More The Dance Fairies Boxed Set (7 Books) (Rainbow Magic, #1: Bethany the Ballet Fairy; #2: Jade the Disco Fairy; #3: Rebecca the Rock 'n' Roll Fairy; #4: Tasha the Tap Dance Fairy; #5: Jessica the Jazz Fairy; #6: Serena the Salsa Fairy; #7: Isabelle the Ice Dance Fairy) Alia's Mission: Saving the Books of Iraq (Dragonfly Books) The Secret of the Ballet Book: (Kids Fantasy Books, Ballerina Fiction) (Kids Mystery, Girls Books Ages 9-12, Ballet Stories, Dance Books, Kids Books, Kids Fantasy Books Ages 9-12) Dance and Music: A Guide to Dance Accompaniment for Musicians and Dance Teachers The Square Dance and Contra Dance Handbook: Calls, Dance Movements, Music, Glossary, Bibliography, Discography, and Directories African Dance Trends (Dance and Fitness Trends) (Dance & Fitness Trends) Foxtrot: Learn To Dance The Foxtrot In No Time (Dance Acceleration Learn To Dance Book 1) Tap Dancing (Dance, Dance, Dance) Me and My Place in Space (Dragonfly Books) Mirandy and Brother Wind (Dragonfly Books) The Salamander Room (Dragonfly Books) Cornelius (Dragonfly Books) Aliens are Coming! (Dragonfly Books) The Alphabet Tree (Dragonfly Books) Follow the Drinking Gourd (Dragonfly Books) Rainbow Crow (Dragonfly Books)
