Dora The Explorer - Dance to the Rescue

By Laura Driscoll

Book Overview

Oh, no! A mean elf has trapped Swiper in a bottle! To save him, Dora has to dance her way to the castle, where she can win a wish to set Swiper free. Will Dora be able to dance to Swiper's rescue? This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1579733131
• ISBN13: 9781579733131
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Advance Publishers
• Length: 22 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Very Cute

My daughter and I have read this book several times and enjoy the DVD as well. It's a great story to read to any child as they will enjoy the wonderful story and all the fun Dora shares with her friends.

A Refreshing Depature From The Usual

In a typical Dora the Explorer book, Dora and her friend, Boots, must consult Map to complete an objective. For example, in the book Dora Goes to School, they needed to go to Letter Town and through Number Mountain in order to get Maestra Beatriz to school on time. However, Dance to the Rescue is a refreshing change from this formula. In fact, Map isn't even in the book. In the story, a wily dancing Elf is trapped in a magic bottle. Swiper feels sorry for him and releases him. However, a part of the bottle's magic is that it pulls Swiper inside to take his place. Dora and Boots have to figure out how to get Swiper out of the bottle--without getting sucked inside to replace him! The magic bottle tells them they must go to the Castle to win the King's dance contest in order to win one big wish. This wish can be used to free Swiper. Dora and Boots encounter marching ants, wiggling spiders and sneaky snakes on the journey--including some old friends who happen to sail the Ocean! What's neat about this book is that there are instructions at each challenge which encourage the child to get up and move. For example, Dora and Boots can't get past the marching ants until they march, march, march! Dora's Dance to the Rescue is quite colorful and longer than the usual Dora books. The new storytelling twists--including introducing several new characters and creatures--is a refreshing departure from the usual simplistic formula. My son really enjoys this book, too. I hope to see more Dora books like this one!