Rap A Tap Tap: Here’s Bojangles: Think of That! is a simple picture-book tribute to African American tap dancer, Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, who is known as the greatest tap dance of all time.
The cute, simple “Rap a tap tap – think of that!” phrase is repeated often thought the book which young children would love. This addition gives a fantastic repetitive, dance sort of rhythm to the book. Also, there were several instances where the author used smooth alliteration and rhyming words which also make it a fun book to pick up to read.
The illustrations are bold, attention-grabbing, and go perfectly with the story! Many of the illustrations are made up of basic shapes with deep colors.
This book shows diversity because it tells about the life of an African American man and how he became famous for tap dancing. It tells the story of how he started out dancing in the street and then at the end of the book it shows that with his hard work and talent he became a famous dancer. The book also gives some biographical information at the end of the book. Bill “Bojangles” Robinson was a great dancer and I learned that during the Great Depression he was the highest paid black entertainer who shared his wealth with the less fortunate friends and neighbors around him.
Again, this is another book that I would recommend to others and it is one that I would like to add to my personal collection!
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