Song and Dance Man by Karen Ackerman

Title: Song and Dance Man

Author:  Karen Ackerman     

Illustrator: Stephen Gammell      

Publisher:   Alfred A. Knopf  

Year: 1988

Awards/Accolades: Caldecott Medal

Summary: Three children spend the day with the grandpa, a former Vaudeville "song and dance" man. They sneak to the attic to relive some of the fun times.

Use in Classroom/Library:

Read aloud; interview then draw or write about what their grandparent did in their life.

Curriculum Connections:

Music: Extension activities from Scholastic
Social studies: remembering the past

Special Features:

Resources from Scholastic

This title is in the Saint Joseph School Library.