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Product Identifiers

PublisherSimon & Schuster Children's Publishing

ISBN-10153443061X

ISBN-139781534430617

eBay Product ID (ePID)19038700970

Product Key Features

Book TitleI Will Dance

Number of Pages48 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicSocial Themes / Special Needs, Performing Arts / Dance, General, Family / Adoption

Publication Year2020

IllustratorSwaney, Julianna, Yes

GenreJuvenile Fiction

AuthorNancy Bo Flood

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight17 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width10 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN2019-020654

Dewey Edition23

Reviews* "Eva's narration brims with elation as together they "create space, / create shape, / create dance," culminating in a triumphant performance. . . A gorgeous, immersive celebration of dancing and the grace within all bodies.", "I Will Dance" puts us in this child's chair, in her tiny yearning body and in her mind, which is mobile and alive. ...It's not that she wants to dance, it's that she will . ... We see the power and harmony that builds from dancing bodies in Julianna Swaney's illustrations, which glide across the page lending innocence to lightness, effervescence to urgency. "I Will Dance" rides on the sensation of movement; it's simple yet sophisticated.", Flood's text avoids sentimentality and taps into a longing that many youngsters have shared, and the description of the girl's participation in the dance classes and eventual performance lyrically conveys the sublime possibilities of art.

Grade FromPreschool

Dewey Decimal[E]

Grade ToThird Grade

SynopsisPoetic and uplifting picture book follows a young girl born with cerebral palsy as she pursues her dream of becoming a dancer., This poetic and uplifting picture book illustrated by the #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator of We Are the Gardeners by Joanna Gaines follows a young girl born with cerebral palsy as she pursues her dream of becoming a dancer. Like many young girls, Eva longs to dance. But unlike many would-be dancers, Eva has cerebral palsy. She doesn't know what dance looks like for someone who uses a wheelchair. Then Eva learns of a place that has created a class for dancers of all abilities. Her first movements in the studio are tentative, but with the encouragement of her instructor and fellow students, Eva becomes more confident. Eva knows she's found a place where she belongs. At last her dream of dancing has come true.

LC Classification NumberPZ7.F6618Iak 2020