Gerald the giraffe longs to dance like everyone else, but his legs are too skinny, and he just can't seem to get it right. At the Jungle Dance, all the other animals make fun of him, except for the cricket, who shows him how he can be the best dancer of all.
year: 1999, 2001, 2008, 2007, 2002, 2012, 2014
call number/section: 1000, 920
subjects: stories in rhyme, dancing, fiction, giraffes, giraffe, juvenile fiction, dance, individuality, creative ability, emotions, bullies, poetry, animals, identity, identity (philosophical concept)
Editions
Andreae, Giles
Orchard (1999)
Gerald was not a good dancer. Every year he dreaded the great Jungle Dance. But what Gerald discovers is that when we're different sometimes all we need is a different song to dance to.
Schools: 8
Andreae, Giles
Orchard Books (2001)
Gerald the giraffe is too clumsy to dance with all the other animals at the Jungle Dance, until he finds the right music.
Schools: 109
Andreae, Giles
Scholastic Inc (2008)
Schools: 1
David Mansfield (music)
Weston Woods Studios (2007)
Gerald the giraffe longs to dance like everyone else, but his legs are too skinny, and he just can't seem to get it right. At the Jungle Dance, all the other animals make fun of him, except for the cricket, who shows him how he can be the best dancer of all.
Schools: 9
Andreae, Giles
Scholastic (2002)
Gerald the giraffe is too clumsy to dance with all the other animals at the Jungle Dance, until he finds the right music.
Schools: 2
Andreae, Giles
Scholastic (2012)
Gerald the giraffe is too clumsy to dance with all the other animals at the Jungle Dance, until he finds the right music.
Schools: 2
Andreae, Giles
Orchard Books, an Imprint of Scholastic Inc. (2014)
Gerald the giraffe is too clumsy to dance with all the other animals at the Jungle Dance, until he finds the right music.
Schools: 3
Schools: 0
Andreae, Giles
Every year Gerald dreaded the great Jungle Dance until he discovered all he needed was different song to dance to.
Schools: 2