| Giraffes Can't Dance |  | Author: Giles Andreae
Creator: Guy Parker-Rees
Brand: Books
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Sales Rank: 2,262
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 32
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 11.9 x 9.8 x 0.4
MPN: 439287197
ISBN: 0439287197
EAN: 9780439287197
ASIN: 0439287197
Publication Date: September 1, 2001
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Gerald the giraffe doesn't really have delusions of grandeur. He just wants to dance. But his knees are crooked and his legs are thin, and all the other animals mock him when he approaches the dance floor at the annual Jungle Dance. "Hey, look at clumsy Gerald," they sneer. "Oh, Gerald, you're so weird." Poor Gerald slinks away as the chimps cha-cha, rhinos rock 'n' roll, and warthogs waltz. But an encouraging word from an unlikely source shows this glum giraffe that those who are different "just need a different song," and soon he is prancing and sashaying and boogying to moon music (with a cricket accompanist). In the vein of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Gerald's fickle "friends" quickly decide he's worthy of their attention again. With this rhyming, poignant (in a cartoonish way) tale, Giles Andreae, author of Rumble in the Jungle, and numerous other picture books, shows insecure young readers that everyone can be wonderful, even those that march to the beat of a different cricket. The rhymes are somewhat awkward, but the bold, bright watercolors by Guy Parker-Rees will invite readers to kick up their heels and find their own internal harmony. (Ages 3 to 6) --Emilie Coulter
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