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I Want to Ride the Tap Tap
Contributor(s): Joseph, Danielle (Author), Ganthier, Olivier (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0374312141     ISBN-13: 9780374312145
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
OUR PRICE:   $17.09  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: December 2020
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Temporarily out of stock - Will ship within 2 to 5 weeks
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles - City & Town Life
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Caribbean & Latin America
- Juvenile Fiction | Transportation - General
Dewey: E
LCCN: 2020910179
Lexile Measure: 470
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 10.2" W x 8.1" (0.8 lbs) 40 pages
 
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Publisher Description:

Writer Danielle Joseph and illustrator Olivier Ganthier's I Want to Ride the Tap Tap is a day-of-the-week picture book about a Black family who ride the taxi-bus service--called a tap tap--in Haiti, and the fascinating people they meet along the way, illustrated by a Haitian artist known for his vibrant street art.

Monday through Saturday, Claude and Manman walk Papa to the tap tap stop, where Claude meets all sorts of interesting people waiting for the tap tap. Claude wants to join Papa, but Claude has classes at school and chores at home...

On Sunday, Manman and Papa have a surprise for Claude--a ride on the tap tap They go to the beach, where they meet a lady selling mangoes, a fisherman, a straw-hat maker, a steel drummer, and an artist. They show Claude how to fish, make hats, play the drums, and paint.

With Haitian Creole words sprinkled throughout and a glossary at the end, I Want to Ride the Tap Tap is a warm and lively portrayal of everyday life in Haiti.