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Welcome to: A Book or Two: Children's Literature Reviews, a blog site that offers information on new, classic, and favorite children's literature, reviewed by university professors, classroom teachers, librarians, and those studying to become teachers. We hope you will find "just the right book" to share with others. Our goal is to keep the site updated with information about children's authors, book awards, and new releases. Each entry will include the book cover picture, a brief overview, bibliographic information, and suggested uses for families, librarians, and teachers. We will categorize books in several different ways, to facilitate searching.

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10/21/14

Giraffes Can't Dance


TITLE:  Giraffes Can't Dance
AUTHOR: Giles Andrea ILLUSTRATOR: Guy Parker-Rees
PUBLISHER: Orchard Books                         PUBLICATION DATE: 2001
GENRE: fiction picture book                       READING LEVEL: 5-8
BRIEF OVERVIEW: A giraffe wants to dance at the Jungle Dance. The other animals tease him. He soon learns to dance his own unique way of dancing.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: The class, group of students, or children can listen to a well known song with specific dance moves, but they can make up their own dance moves.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATIONEmily Lewis, Valdosta State University ECSE

LABELS: fiction, animals, dance