Josephine Wants to Dance - Hardcover
Josephine is a kangaroo - who loves to dance. Her little brother Joey tells her that kangaroos don't dance, they hop - but Josephine continues to point her toes and leap through the air. When a ballet troupe comes to town and both the lead ballerina and the understudy are injured, Josephine is called upon to save the day...Age 4+.
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Jackie French is the author of Diary of a Wombat, also illustrated by Bruce Whatley, and Hitler’s Daughter, winner of the CBC Young Readers Award.
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The oft-told story of the stage-struck youngster who saves the show when the star is injured returns in this variation that features a ballet-dancing kangaroo named Josephine. She perseveres in the face of a doubting brother named, of course, Joey, and a giggling audience. It's her ability to twirl and leap and point her toes that finally drives them to clap and cheer. She's a graceful if not beautiful ballerina who practiced her art with other Australian animals but yearned for something more than the outback and found it. The author and illustrator have a number of collaborations behind them, most notably Diary of a Wombat (2003). An entertaining read-aloud that shows off an appealing tutu-clad kangaroo leaping across perfectly pink pages as if she were captured in a series of camera clicks. (Picture book. 4-7) (Kirkus Reviews)
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- PublisherHarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
- ISBN 10 0207200750
- ISBN 13 9780207200755
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Book Description Reprint ed. Hardback oblong quarto, no jacket as issued, very good condition, colour drawings (few full-page), \spine ends little bumped, few light scratches covers, minor edgewear, non-author written dedication title page (faint smudge opposite page). 28 pp. Australian children's picture story by Jacki French about a very special kangaroo named Josephine. The ballet comes to the sleepy town of Shaggy Gully and Josephine learns that there is another way to dance. The large drawings by Bruce Whatley bring this story to life and will appeal to all ages. The award-winning duo previously wrote and illustrated the bestseller 'Diary of a Wombatâ. Seller Inventory # 27900
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