If You Were A... Ballet Dancer [Library Binding]

Virginia Schomp (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1997 | Age Level: 5 and up | Series: If You Were a

Depicts a typical day for a ballet dancer, from warm-up exercises and lessons, to rehearsals, preparation, and finally a performance.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

K-Gr 3--Three books about careers that feature readable and interesting texts that will be useful for reading aloud and assignments. The author discusses a routine day and gives brief explanations of required training and education. Special illustrated sections on tools, equipment and/or clothing, and brief histories are included. While similar in format and content to the "I Can Be" (Children's Press) and "What's It Like to Be" (Troll) series, these books will be more appealing and useful to younger children because they include clearer full-color photographs and have livelier texts. They do not include the specific details of the "I Want to Be" series (Harcourt), but they will satisfy the information needs of the intended audience.

Ann M. Burlingame, North Regional Library, Raleigh, NC

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Library Binding: 32 pages
• Publisher: Benchmark Books (September 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761406166
• ISBN-13: 978-0761406167
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 9.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,625,258 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars A Disappointing Read, June 28, 2000

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This review is from: If You Were A... Ballet Dancer (Library Binding)

If You Were A Ballet Dancer is not one of the better books about ballet for children. The book does an adequate job of introducing basic terms and information but is lacking in the details that make other books of this genre so interesting. Perhaps it would fare better with 4-8 year olds, rather than the 9-12 that it is intended for. The brightest spot of the book are the wonderful photographs, particularly in the middle of the book where they show scenes from different ballets.