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Ballerina Gets Ready
Ballerina Gets Ready
Reviewed by: Sheila Dube - Springvale Public Library, Springvale, Southern Maine Library District
Review Date: September 20, 2016
Review
Ballerina wannabes and aficionados will love this minute-by-minute walk through a prima ballerina's day. Iris starts her day at 8:00 with breakfast. After that she goes to rehearsals, pointe class, more rehearsals, some free time, more practicing, dinner and then the evening performance. The predominant pattern of the story is stating the time and listing what is happening. Stock's illustrations provide the atmosphere of the busy city, the furniture-free practice rooms, and the expansiveness of the stage with orchestra in front. The draw back to this is that a few illustrations may or may not picture Iris. The art style makes it difficult to discern. The ballet words: tour en l'air, barre and adagio appear in italics within the story but there is no pronunciation or definition provided.
Overall Book Score: good
About the Book
Author:
Kent, Allegra
Illustrator: Stock, Catherine
Illustration Quality: good
Publisher: Holiday House
Book Type: picture book fiction
Genre: realistic fiction
Audience: grades k-3
Binding Type: reinforced trade binding
Binding Quality: excellent
ISBN: 9780823435630
Price: 16.95