Hilda Must Be Dancing
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Picture Book · Ages 4–7 · 2004 · Est. 4 min read-aloud

Hilda Must Be Dancing

Written by Karma Wilson · Illustrated by Suzanne Watts

Hilda's dancing is too loud. Can she find a quieter passion?

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32 pages· 412 words· Est. 4 min read-aloud· ~280L
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Bookroo's summary

Hilda the hippo adores dancing, but her joyful stomps and crashes disturb the peace. As her animal friends plead for silence, Hilda faces a dilemma: can she find a hobby as thrilling as dancing, or will her passion prevail despite the noise?

From the publisher

Swisha-swisha Clap! Clap! Jump, Jump, Jump! “Hilda must be dancing!” Hilda Hippo loves to dance! But there’s just one problem. When Hilda dances, it sounds like this: Ka-bump! Ka-bump! Crash! Crash! Crash! Thumpity-bump! Thumpity-bump! Boom! Bang! Bash! The other animals beg her to find a quieter hobby. Knitting? Singing? For Hilda, nothing else will do. What could possible be as fun as dancing?

At a glance
Format
Pages
32
Words
412
Reading age
4–7
Audience
Picture
Lexile
~280L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
2.2
F&P level
~I
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
77212
Publication
Published
March 1, 2004
First published
February 24, 2004
Publisher
Margaret K McElderry Books
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780689847882
LCCN
2002151109
OCLC
50960623

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