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Jos� was a boy with a song in his heart and a dance in his step. 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�'s dreaming took him to faraway places. He dreamed of bullfighters and the sounds of the cancan dancers that he saw with his father. Dance lit a fire in Jos�'s soul.
With his heart to guide him, Jos� l... More

Jos� was a boy with a song in his heart and a dance in his step. 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�'s dreaming took him to faraway places. He dreamed of bullfighters and the sounds of the cancan dancers that he saw with his father. Dance lit a fire in Jos�'s soul.
With his heart to guide him, Jos� left his family and went to New York to dance. He learned to flow and float and fly through space with steps like a Mexican breeze. When Jos� danced, his spirit soared. From New York to lands afar, Jos� Lim�n became known as the man who gave the world his own kind of dance.
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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. Jos�! Born to Dance will inspire picture book readers to follow their hearts and live their dreams.

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