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Barasch, Lynne

Knockin' on Wood: Starring Peg Leg Bates

32 pp. | Lee | June, 2004 | Trade ISBN 1-58430-170-8 $16.95
(4) K-3 Clayton "Peg Leg" Bates lost his leg in a mill accident at age twelve but continued to dance, eventually becoming a professional tapper. This biography balances the impact of discrimination on his life (Bates was the son of a sharecropper) with his irrepressible spirit, well communicated in the sprightly illustrations. Barasch provides no sources, which detracts from her book's success.
Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano

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