Dinosaur Rap

by John Foster, Debbie Harter (Illustrator), Mike Henry Jr. (Performed by)

Overview

"Toddlers and preschoolers need plenty of opportunities to MOVE, and that’s exactly what this book will help them do" – Stuff Parents Need

Come on everybody, shake a claw! Let me hear you bellow. Let me hear your roar with 7 dancing dinosaurs! With funky lyrics and a catchy rap performance, this rhythmic romp will have kids dancing, laughing and having a blast while introducing them to seven dinosaurs.

• Large board book format is perfect for little hands 
• Educational endnotes include 6 pages of dinosaur facts
• Features colorful artwork by bestselling Animal Boogie illustrator Debbie Harter
• Includes QR code access to audio and video animation

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798888592151
Publisher:	Barefoot Books
Publication date:	09/03/2024
Series:	Barefoot Singalongs
Pages:	30
Product dimensions:	8.66(w) x 8.66(h) x 0.75(d)
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

John Foster is a children's poet and poetry performer who has edited over a hundred anthologies and published twelve books of his own poetry. He lives in Oxfordshire, UK, and taught English for twenty years before becoming a full-time writer. He is well known in schools and libraries for his performances of dancing dinosaurs — and a rapping granny!

Debbie Harter has illustrated over 20 books for Barefoot, including the beloved Bear series. As a child, Debbie would "lose herself in books (as long as they had pictures)" and hopes to continue doing so until she's very old. She lives in Cornwall, England.

Mike Henry Jr. is a Jamaican-American musician, artist and educator. A graduate of Lesley University and Simmons Graduate School of Social Work, Mikey works for Boston Public Schools as a licensed social worker for children and teens. Mike lives with his wife and his daughters, Aubrey and Ainsley, in Massachusetts, USA.

Editorial Reviews

"[Dinosaur Rap encourages] pretend play, the backmatter is enlightening, and the diversity is refreshing" – Kirkus Reviews

"A very colourful musical and visual rap based around different kinds of dinosaur" – The School Librarian

"Toddlers and preschoolers need plenty of opportunities to MOVE, and that’s exactly what this book will help them do" – Stuff Parents Need

From the Publisher

2016-08-17
On the tail of the Rappy the Raptor books, by Dan Gutman and illustrated by Tim Bowers (2015, etc.), comes this rapping, participatory look at the dinos that lived long ago.“Come on everybody, shake a claw. / Let me hear you bellow. Let me hear you ROAR! / Let me see you jump and thump and tap. / Come and join in! Do the dinosaur rap!” This repeated refrain is illustrated with seven children who have cleverly dressed themselves to look like their favorite dinos. On subsequent pages, each child takes a turn introducing a dino and prompting readers to copy their actions: “There’s a Saltopus strutting, swaying to the beat, / Hopping and bopping and tapping his feet. / Tap your feet!” Other species include Shonisaurus, Apatosaurus, Stegosaurus, Triceratops, Pteranodon, and Tyrannosaurus rex. The rhymes are nothing to write home about, but Harter’s artwork uses vivid colors and patterns that pop off the pages. Her cartoonish dinos may not seem particularly realistic, but they are easy for youngsters to match with their own clothing and props. Harter’s children are notably diverse in many ways: only two are white, one sports glasses, another uses hearing aids, and a third uses a frame walker. Backmatter includes a paragraph about each species, a timeline and info about the eras of the dinosaurs, and blurbs about what happened to the dinos and how paleontologists learn about them. Though the rhymes are rather weak, this book does encourage pretend play, the backmatter is enlightening, and the diversity is refreshing. (Picture book. 2-6)

Kirkus Reviews