Ballet Stars

Name: Ballet Stars
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780375869099
Price: 29.0 NZD
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By Joan Holub

Series: Step into Reading, Step 1

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Summary

Ballet Stars follows young dancers as they progress from ballet class to rehearsal and finally to their big performance. This charming story highlights each step and pirouette, inviting emergent readers to join the journey of budding ballet stars.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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Ideal for young children who are beginning to read and have an interest in ballet or dance. Suitable for emergent readers due to its big type, simple words, and rhythmic rhyme.

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Two friends get ready and then dance with their ballet class at a performance--where they're the stars of the show.

Description

Leaping and bounding toward independent reading.

From ballet class to rehearsal for the big show to the final curtsies—budding ballet stars show emergent readers each step and pirouette along the way!

This Step 1 reader has big type and easy words, with rhyme and rhythm. It's a natural choice for young readers who are learning ballet or aspire to take ballet classes.

Ballet Stars is a delightful introduction to the world of ballet, capturing the wonder and excitement that every young dancer feels as they begin their journey.

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Ballet Stars

Leaping and bounding toward independent reading. From ballet class to rehearsal for the big show to the final curtsies—budding ballet stars show emergent readers each step and pirouette along the way! This Step 1 reader has big type and easy words, with rhyme and rhythm. It's a natural choice for young readers who are learning ballet or aspire to take...

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780375869099

Publisher: Random House USA Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 June 2012

Country: United States

Imprint: Random House Books for Young Readers

Illustration: FULL COLOR

Contributors:

Illustrated by Shelagh McNicholas
Illustrated by Shelagh McNicholas

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 3.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 60g

Pages: 24

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Education & Reference Joan Holub Penguin Books Series: Step into Reading Series: Step into Reading, Step 1 Young Adult

About the Author

JOAN HOLUB has written and/or illustrated over 70 books for children, including the popular Step into Reading title Shampoodle. You can visit Joan at her website: JoanHolub.com. SHELAGH MCNICHOLAS has illustrated a number of children's books. She always carries a sketch book in her pocket just in case she sees something inspiring, which happens often in the English countryside where she lives with her daughter and their cat.

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