Knockin' On Wood: Starring Peg Leg Bates - Softcover

"A credible introduction to a memorable and remarkably resolute dancer." -- Reviewer "Publishers Weekly"

"It's a very neat story, told briefly but effectively; the illustrations are full of movement and flair." -- Reviewer "Kirkus Reviews"

"Barasch's watercolor-and-ink cartoon paintings capture the poverty of the dancer's early life, the adulation of his fans, and his joyous love of dancing." -- Reviewer "School Library Journal"

Presents a picture book biography of Clayton "Peg Leg" Bates, an African American who lost his leg in a factory accident at the age of twelve and went on to become a world-famous tap dancer.