Elephants Cannot Dance!
Elephants Cannot Dance!
Willems, Mo
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Walt Disney Press/Hyperion
Just the Series: Elephant & Piggie   

Series and Publisher: Elephant & Piggie   

Annotation: Gerald the elephant is certain that he cannot dance but his friend Piggie convinces him to try.
Genre: [Humorous fiction]
 
Reviews: 2
Catalog Number: #35869
Format: Perma-Bound from Publisher's Hardcover
Publisher: Walt Disney Press/Hyperion
Copyright Date: 2009
Edition Date: 2009 Release Date: 06/09/09
Pages: 57 pages
ISBN: Publisher: 1-423-11410-8 Perma-Bound: 0-605-24292-5
ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-1-423-11410-9 Perma-Bound: 978-0-605-24292-0
Dewey: E
LCCN: 2009015769
Dimensions: 23 cm.
Subject Heading:
Dance. Fiction.
Elephants. Fiction.
Pigs. Fiction.
Language: English
Reviews:
Publishers Weekly (Fri Oct 06 00:00:00 CDT 2023)

In this humorous outing, Gerald the elephant and Piggie debate whether or not “elephants can dance.” Gerald, who is convinced that he cannot (he tells Piggie to look it up in the “What Elephants Can Do” book) decides to give it a go nonetheless. Results are mixed, with Gerald basically doing the opposite of each instruction. Willems’s characteristically sparse cartoon images and the use of speech balloons portray the comical dilemma with clarity, making it an ideal pick for early readers. Ages 4–8.<EMPHASIS TYPE=""ITALIC"">(June)

Horn Book (Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2009)

Elephant Gerald intones, "Elephants cannot dance." But as it turns out, elephants can try to dance. Even though Gerald can't keep up with Piggie, he has a few (unwitting) moves of his own. Color-coded speech bubbles focus readers' attention on the simple words and expressive illustrations. The easily understood story will provide instant reading success and lots of laughs.

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Publishers Weekly (Fri Oct 06 00:00:00 CDT 2023)
Horn Book (Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2009)
Word Count: 224
Reading Level: 0.9
Interest Level: P-2
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 0.9 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 154563 / grade: Lower Grades
Lexile: 150L
Guided Reading Level: H
Fountas & Pinnell: H

Mo Willems, award-winning, New York Times best-selling creator of The Pigeon, Knuffle Bunny, and Unlimited Squirrels, presents best friends Elephant Gerald and Piggie.
 
Gerald is careful. Piggie is not.
Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.
Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to.

Gerald and Piggie are best friends.
 
In Elephants Cannot Dance! Piggie tries to teach Gerald some new moves. But will Gerald teach Piggie something even more important?
 
Read all of Elephant Gerald and Piggie’s adventures!
·      Today I Will Fly!
·      My Friend is Sad
·      I Am Invited to a Party!
·      There is a Bird on Your Head!
·      I Love My New Toy!
·      I Will Surprise My Friend!
·      Are You Ready to Play Outside?
·      Watch Me Throw the Ball!
·      Elephants Cannot Dance!
·      Pigs Make Me Sneeze!
·      I Am Going!
·      Can I Play Too?
·      We Are in a Book!
·      I Broke My Trunk!
·      Should I Share My Ice Cream?
·      Let’s Go for a Drive!
·      Happy Pig Day!
·      Listen to My Trumpet!
·      A Big Guy Took My Ball!
·      I’m a Frog!
·      My New Friend is So Fun!
·      Waiting is Not Easy!
·      I Will Take a Nap!
·      I Really Like Slop!
·      The Thank You Book

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