My Ballet Book [Hardcover]

Kate Castle (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up

For every young person who lives and breathes ballet, and imagines one day performing in front of an audience, this book is for them.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 3-6?Young balletomanes will pore over every detail of this colorful volume. Every highly visual two-page spread covers a different topic from basic positions to dressing for dance to life at ballet school to historical periods in ballet. However, the organization is not chronological. The book succeeds more as a browsing item than as a "how-to" or research tool because it tries to cover an enormous amount of material in a limited space. As in Darcey Bussell's The Young Dancer (DK, 1994), this book is copiously illustrated with photographs reflecting all manner of details about the art form. While most of the photos are excellent, some of the older pictures of classic moments in ballet are quite grainy and the dancers are not always identified. A list of ballet companies to contact is appended. Libraries owning Castle's nearly identical Ballet (Kingfisher, 1996) may not need to purchase this one. Although it is not as emotionally satisfying as Jill Krementz's A Very Young Dancer (Knopf, 1976; o.p.), it will be popular without a doubt.?Cheri Estes, Detroit Country Day School Middle School, Beverly Hills, MI
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Hardcover: 64 pages
• Publisher: DK CHILDREN (September 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789434326
• ISBN-13: 978-0789434326
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,547,953 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful ballet pictures, January 2, 2006

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This review is from: My Ballet Book (Hardcover)

I bought this book for my wife who has advanced Alzheimer's disease. She loved the clear pictures and they brought back wonderful memories of her childhood. She even took ballet after we were married. Since she is functioning at about age 2 years and she got excited about the book, I think it would be suitable for all pre-teens.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Great For Beginers, August 4, 2000

A Kid's Review

This review is from: My Ballet Book (Hardcover)

This book is great for the beginer in balet.Those who are looking for a good,easy to follow format can stop your searching.Ages 8-12