This title takes young readers into the world of ballet shoes, tutus and ballet barres. It aims to teach budding ballerinas everything they need to know, from how to tie their ballet shoes, to performing the perfect plie.
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From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 3-DK's signature photography beautifully illustrates this introductory title. Though it covers no new ground, the text is written from the perspective of a young girl who is nervous about beginning ballet school. Young readers embarking on their own lessons may find reassurance in Jamie's story. Just the right amount of information is presented for the intended audience, including the major positions and steps. Most of the spreads feature a segment of a typical class such as warm-up, barre work, leaping, and improvisation. One quibble is that only boys are shown in the section on leaping and jumping. Additionally, while the girls' clothing is described in detail, the boys' attire is not mentioned. Still, balletomanes of either gender will be interested in the experiences of the young dancers depicted here.
Cheri Estes Dobbs, Detroit Country Day Middle School, Beverly Hills, MI
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
Cheri Estes Dobbs, Detroit Country Day Middle School, Beverly Hills, MI
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
From Booklist
K-Gr. 3. This large-format book looks inside a ballet studio as a group of beginning students, four girls and two boys, take a class. The double-page-spread format breaks up the subject into shorter topics such as warm-up, the barre, and leaps. On the last pages, after watching two older students demonstrate a pas de deux, the children put on costumes and makeup for their own performances. The text, broken up into small paragraphs accompanying the many color photographs on each page, shows a solid, practical knowledge of the aims and techniques of a good ballet class for young children. Some of the smaller photos will be useful to ballet students in figuring out, for instance, the correct position of the arms in fourth position. Young children, particularly girls, will find this an enticing glimpse of ballet class. Carolyn Phelan
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Ages 5-8 will find Ballet School a warm story of a young dancer's introduction to the world of ballet. The book follows the expereinces of young ballet students from first dance classes to year-end performances, paired with color photos of the class in action.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is a must have!!! I have a 3 year old who takes Tap/Ballet lessons from a dance school and she is in love with this book. She loves to listen and look at the bright and big pictures of the children dancing and compare what she does in class to what the kids are doing in the book. Can't say enough good things.............
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
My 6 year-old owns this very book in german language and loves it. Not only the proper attire is explained, but the children are also introduced in the basic arm- and feet-positions of ballet and the french terminology. As a mom of a ballet-crazy girl, I can only recommend this book, it is made for children, but also very suitable for the parents. My daughter showed it also to her ballet-teacher, who also said, that she'd recommend this book to little ballet loving girls and their parents, as it can also be used as a good base for practise at home.
The pictures are beautiful too.
The pictures are beautiful too.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Informative at a little girl's level!
We just got this book for our 4 year old daughter who is reading well. She LOVES it! She is able to learn a lot from the high-quality photographs and the detailed explanations. Read more
Published on May 12, 2010 by Judy
Good book
I purchased this for an additional book for my just 7 year old granddaughter. This book complements my other purchase, but would be good by itself too.
Published on September 13, 2009
Beautiful Ballet Book
I bought this book for my six-year-old daughter after checking it out at the library. The information is good for a young beginning ballerina and the photography is beautiful. Read more
Published on March 21, 2009 by Lori
Excellent Book
This book is excellent for young ballerinas or even older ballerinas. The photos are nice and clear. Read more
Published on July 26, 2008
Perfect for little Ballerinas!
Well this is a beautiful book, with beautiful photographs, that teach and explain in detail the basics of ballet. Read more
Published on July 27, 2007 by Diana Rodriguez Borbor
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