Sky Dancers

By Connie Ann Kirk

Book Overview

John Cloud's father is a steelworker building skyscrapers in New York City, far away from their home upstate on the Mohawk Reservation.

When Papa is home on weekends, John Cloud stays close by his father's side, helping him with his work.

Between weekends John Cloud misses Papa and longs to visit him in the city. One day Mama agrees to take him there. New York City turns out to be busy and noisy, but what really astonishes John Cloud is seeing Papa on a high cross beam of the Empire State Building, the tallest skyscraper in the world. John Cloud feels as if his heart will burst with pride and amazement as he watches his father dance across the sky.

Set in the early 1930s and based on the history of Mohawk steelworkers, Sky Dancers is a warm celebration of family, courage, and the forces of nature. Sensitively told and stunningly illustrated, this is a story for all ages.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1620141477
• ISBN13: 9781620141472
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Lee & Low Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.4" x 10.8"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4

Customer Reviews

neat picture book

The book is set in the 1930 and based on the historic story of Mokawk steelworks. The little boy in the story has a father who has gone to the city to work on the NewYork Sky scrapers. He misses his father and only get to see him on weekends. One day his Mama takes him into the city to visit his father. This are much different from the ways he is use to on the reservation. When he sees his father at work on the tall buildings he describes it as seeing his father dance across the sky. This is where the title of the book comes from. The book was easy to read and moved at a fast pace. I would recommend the book to others. It's a good book to read while learning more about New York City. It gives us a chance to think about how the city might have looked in the 1930's before all of the sky scrapers were built.