| Giraffes Can't Dance [With CD (Audio)] Contributor(s): Andreae, Giles (Author), Parker-Rees, Guy (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 054509738X ISBN-13: 9780545097383 Publisher: Scholastic OUR PRICE: $9.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2008 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Self-esteem & Self-reliance - Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts - Dance - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - General |
| Dewey: E |
| Lexile Measure: 570 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 8.5" W x 14.25" (0.42 lbs) |
| Themes: - Topical - Self-Esteem |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 54861 Reading Level: 3.8 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A favorite tale of gentle inspiration for ever child with dreams of greatness.Format: Paperback Book and CDGerald the giraffe longs to dance, but his legs are too skinny and his neck is too long. At the Jungle Dance, the warthogs waltz, the chimps cha-cha, and the lions tango. Giraffes can't dance, they all jeer when it's Gerald's turn to prance. But with some sound advice from a wise cricket, Gerald starts swaying to his own sweet tune.NARRATOR: Billy Dee Williams |