Dancing in Thatha's footsteps / words, Srividhya Venkat ; art, Kavita Ramchandran.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : Yali Books, [2021]Description: 33 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781949528909
- 1949528901
- 9781949528893
- 1949528898
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Picturebook | Sports & Physical Activities | VENKAT, SRIVIDHY | Available | 33111010593784 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
On Sundays, Varun has his karate lesson, and his sister Varsha heads to dance school with their grandfather. One weekend, Varun reluctantly accompanies his sister to her lesson. Bored of waiting, he peeks into the classroom, and almost immediately, he is fascinated by the rhythm and grace of bharatanatyam, a dance from India that Varsha is learning to perfect. Varun tries a few moves at home in secret because?well, boys don't dance, do they? His grandfather is not so sure. Will Thatha be able to convince Varun to dance in his footsteps?A heartwarming picture book about a multigenerational Indian-American family discovering a shared love for bharatanatyam, an ancient classical dance that continues to fascinate dancers worldwide.
Varun is fascinated when he watches his sister's dancing class, where she learns bharatanatyam, a dance from India. He tries out some moves at home in secret since he is convinced dancing is not for boys. His grandfather tries to convince him otherwise.