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Sebastian Ritscher
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A WORLD OF DANCERS

Ginjer L. Clarke

Explore the wide world of dancers and the history and cultures associated with each beautiful art form! Learn the stories and see breathtaking photographs of global performances in A World of Dancers, a nonfiction leveled reader perfect for kids interested in dance of all types!
Did you know that many Highland dances use swords to prove their strength? Or that bharatanatyam dancers perform with bells around their ankles and red dye on their hands and feet? There's a whole world of dances out there!

Told with simple language and shown with vivid photographs, A World of Dancers is perfect for emerging readers curious about the fascinating and varied dancers worldwide.

Ginjer L. Clarke writes fun, fact-filled nonfiction books about weird, wonderful stuff. Her books have sold a combined total of more than 3 million copies worldwide, have appeared on best-seller lists, and have been featured in book fairs and on reading lists. Ginjer loves to learn new things and is excited to take readers on journeys around the world to explore unique habitats and the animals, plants, and people who live there.
Ginjer is an experienced and entertaining school, library, and conference presenter and has appeared at more than 150 elementary schools, regional reading and writing conferences, statewide book festivals, bookstores and libraries, and even a zoo. She is a graduate of James Madison University and lives in Richmond, Virginia, with her husband, young son, and several silly-looking pets.
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Published 2023-04-25 by Penguin Young Readers

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Dance can be found all over the world, providing insights into cultures, religions, and history... Clarke employs accessible language, incorporating onomatopoeia to highlight the sounds of the music and the calls of the dancers and exhorting readers to get out there and have fun dancing. A fascinating worldwide tour.

This overview introduces elementary school readers to dance traditions from a wide selection of cultures... The writing style is personable and includes phonetic spellings for non-English words. The narrative is peppered with italicized action or sound words, such as "Swish!" and "Boom!," to encourage active reading or listening. Vivid photographs depict dancers of multiple ethnicities, often children, wearing traditional attire.