An award-winning author and an acclaimed illustrator tell the Story of Jos Limon, who was Born in a Mexican village in 1908, followed his heart to New York City, and changed the world of dance as one of the greatest modern dancers who ever lived.
Jos Born to Dance will inspire picture book readers to follow their hearts and live their dreams..
OL OL OL Susanna Reich\'s lyrical text and Ra l Col n\'s shimmering artwork tell the Story of a boy who was determined to make a difference in the world, and did.
From New York to lands afar, Jos Lim n became known as the man who gave the world his own kind of dance.
When Jos danced, his spirit soared.
He learned to flow and float and fly through space with steps like a Mexican breeze.
With his heart to guide him, Jos left his family and went to New York to dance.
Dance lit a fire in Jos \'s soul.
He dreamed of bullfighters and the sounds of the cancan dancers that he saw with his father.
Jos \'s dreaming took him to faraway places.
Born in Mexico in 1908, he came into the world kicking like a steer, and grew up to love to draw, play the piano, and dream.
Jos was a boy with a song in his heart and a dance in his step.
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An award-winning author and an acclaimed illustrator tell the Story of Jos Limon, who was Born in a Mexican village in 1908, followed his heart to New York City, and changed the world of dance as one of the greatest modern dancers who ever lived