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Author
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Welcome to your first day at ballet school! Put on your ballet shoes and let's master the basics with this book from author and principal ballet dancer Ashley Bouder. Learn key technique, then visit the costume room, before putting on your very own show of Sleeping Beauty at the end.
2) Ballet shoes
Publisher
Distributed by Koch Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Three girls adopted by an explorer are raised as sisters by his niece. As each of the girls have their own dreams, they learn that in order to realize them, they must also keep their family together.
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"Angelina and the other little dancers at Miss Lilly's Ballet School are going on a ballet tour, ... traveling to towns near Chipping Cheddar to perform. Angelina is excited but also nervous. Will she still dance her best when she isn't on her home stage? This charming chapter book with black-and-white illustrations is perfect for Angelina Ballerina fans beginning to read on their own or for reading aloud!"--Adapted from publisher.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
"Peppa aprende hermosos pasos de baile en su primera lección de ballet. ¿Podrá recordar los pasos y mostrarles a Mamá Cerdito y a Papá Cerdito cómo se baila?
Peppa Pig attends her first ballet lesson, and when she returns home, Peppa is eager to teach her family what she learned.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The DVD introduces a brand new Wiggly character, Shirley Shawn the Unicorn. The children will love hearing about and dancing around with this 'scrumptious' unicorn! The wide styles of music on this DVD reflect the diversity of the wonderful art form that ballet is! Hope is that this brand new and fun Wiggly music inspires the child listeners' imagination to dress up like the characters in the songs and express themselves through their own form of...
Publisher
[Distributed by] Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Dora can't wait to perform in her big dance show, but before it can start, she needs help to move and groove back to her dance school to find her ballet slippers. Will Dora find her ballet slippers in time for the dance recital?
11) Ballet Bruce
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
When the geese ask him for assistance with getting new ballet gear, Bruce the ever-grumpy bear agrees to help his friends get ready to stretch their wings and follow their dream of dancing.
14) Ballet
Author
Series
Publisher
Focus Readers
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Introduces the history and basic concepts of ballet. Easy-to-read text, vibrant photos, and dance tips will make readers want to get up and dance.
Author
Publisher
Bold Type Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Every day, in dance studios all across America, millions of little girls line up at the barre and take ballet class. Ballet is for girls what football is for boys; while few go on to professional careers, their time in the studio shapes their lives, instilling lessons about gender, power, the value of their bodies and minds, and their place in the world both in and outside of dance. In Turning Pointe, journalist Chloe Angyal takes readers into the...
17) Bedtime ballet
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"When the sun sets, the ballet can begin! From the first notes of the crickets' outdoor orchestra to her grand finale indoors, one little girl glissés and jetés her way to bedtime. Rhyming verse, fun sound effects and elegant French words add delicious read-aloud flair to this delightful, dance-filled tale."--Provided by publisher.
18) Ballet stars
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Two friends get ready and then dance with their ballet class at a performance where they are the stars of the show.
19) Ballet kids
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Thomas wants to be a ballet kid! He and his friends meet at the dance studio to take lessons from Mr. Elliot, their ballet instructor. The children stand at the barre and practice their feet positions--first position, second position-as well how to plie and releve. And then it's time to saute, or jump! Finally, the ballet kids get to choose their costumes for the Winter Show where they are performing The Nutcracker. What will Thomas choose?
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, LOS ANGELES TIMES, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
For more than four hundred years, the art of ballet has stood at the center of Western civilization. Its traditions serve as a record of our past. Lavishly illustrated and beautifully told, Apollo’s Angels—the...
For more than four hundred years, the art of ballet has stood at the center of Western civilization. Its traditions serve as a record of our past. Lavishly illustrated and beautifully told, Apollo’s Angels—the...
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