Feel the Beat: Dance Poems that Zing from Salsa to Swing
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Publisher Description
An irresistible book of poems about dancing that mimic the rhythms of social dances from cha-cha to two-step, by the acclaimed author of Mirror Mirror
Marilyn Singer has crafted a vibrant collection of poems celebrating all forms of social dance from samba and salsa to tango and hip-hop. The rhythm of each poem mimics the beat of the dances’ steps. Together with Kristi Valiant’s dynamic illustrations, the poems create a window to all the ways dance enters our lives and exists throughout many cultures. This ingenious collection will inspire readers to get up and move!
Included with the e-book is an audio recording of the author reading each poem accompanied by original music.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Singer (Miss Muffet, or What Came After) taps into the rhythms of the cha-cha, conga, waltz, and other dances in more than a dozen upbeat poems. "No fumbling, no bumbling,/ my pops is tops at tumbling./ He's elastic, so fantastic./ Papa's so gymnastic!" gushes a boy about his breakdancing father. In kinetic scenes, Valiant (the Pretty Minnie books) captures lithe tangoers on a cobblestone street, wedding guests dancing the bhangra, and enthusiastic patrons swinging outside a library: "Today we read about finance,/ looked up the capital of France./ We found a book about a pug./ But we're here to jitterbug." It's a celebration of the variety and global diversity of dance, and of how it can unite communities. Singer reads the poems, with musical accompaniment, on an included CD. Ages 5 8. Illustrator's)
