ISBN: 9780143506010
Pages: 32
Age Level: Early Childhood 0-6
Genre: Picture Storybook / NZ Fiction
Rating: 5 stars
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In Kakapo Dance Taylor tells the story of all the birds in the bush trying to get Kakapo to join in their singing and dancing. But Kakapo CAN'T Dance! And so it carries on through the book with each consecutive bird trying to entice poor Kakapo to dance.
The rhyme and story remind me of My Cat Likes to Hide in Boxes by Eve Sutton & Lynley Dodd. Or maybe The Twelve Days of Christmas. As each bird tries to tempt Kakapo to sing and dance their line of rhyme is added to the previous so that you repeat each line as you get down to Kakapo's refrain ...
But Kakapo DON'T sing or dance,
we're just not made that way!
As I mentioned before, Taylor's illustrations are just stunning. They are bright. They are bold. They are so realistic. A true and beautiful depiction of our native birds.
I just want to keep re-reading it! It is a lovely addition to your collection of fun rhyming stories. A great read aloud. And fantastic for when classes are doing artwork and need an image or photo of one of our beautiful birds.
I got my copy of Kakapo Dance from the Taradale Primary School library where I work.
You can find a copy at Napier Libraries.
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