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Ballet Stars

Ballet Stars

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  • Create Date：2021-05-28 07:51:58
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Joan Holub
  • ISBN：0375869093
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Summary

From ballet class to rehearsal for the big show to the final curtesies—budding ballet stars show emergent readers each step and pirouette along the way！ This Step 1 story has big type and easy words， rhyme and rhythm， and picture clues and two sheets of irresistably adorable stickers。 It's a natural for young readers who are learning ballet or aspire to take ballet classes。

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Reviews

Ashley ，

Daughter （almost 5 yrs） knows letters and sounds and can read a lot of words -- if and when she wants to。 I've been searching for books that make her want to sound out words and read some of the book herself。 This one did not inspire that effort at all。 Daughter （almost 5 yrs） knows letters and sounds and can read a lot of words -- if and when she wants to。 I've been searching for books that make her want to sound out words and read some of the book herself。 This one did not inspire that effort at all。 。。。more

Jenn ，

Adorable starting to learn book for my five-year-old ballerina。

Erin Lynn ，

I read this while babysitting。I also really enjoyed Ballet Stars。 This book features both female and male ballet dancers who are preparing for a recital for friends and family。 It was cute and full of eye-catching illustrations that will teach kids a little bit about ballet。

M Lee ，

Nice book for 2-4 year-old， with rhyming text and cute drawings of a group of multi-cultural girls and a boy taking ballet lesson。

jacky ，

A nice first reader for a ballerina， but not the best book about ballet。

Dannie ，

I don't enjoy it much， but my 4yo daughter loves it。 I don't enjoy it much， but my 4yo daughter loves it。 。。。more

PottWab Regional Library ，

A

Colby Sharp ，

Cute， cute， cute。

Becky ，

I enjoyed this early reader。 Using rhyming text， the book describes the fun and excitement of the big day， the day of the class's ballet recital。 While the class is mainly little girls， there is one little boy excited about ballet。 It was fun and simple。 Comes with two pages of stickers。 I enjoyed this early reader。 Using rhyming text， the book describes the fun and excitement of the big day， the day of the class's ballet recital。 While the class is mainly little girls， there is one little boy excited about ballet。 It was fun and simple。 Comes with two pages of stickers。 。。。more

Amy ，

I won this book through Goodreads Giveaways。 I was excited to see the copy was signed by the author with a personal note。 I'm anxious to share this book with my niece， who loves watching Dancing with the Stars。 She is always practicing moves in the living room ect。 The book will give her a few new moves to try out！！！ A cute book for any families that have an aspiring Ballerina in their family。 The pictures are great， the story is simple， and the stickers are an added bonus。 I won this book through Goodreads Giveaways。 I was excited to see the copy was signed by the author with a personal note。 I'm anxious to share this book with my niece， who loves watching Dancing with the Stars。 She is always practicing moves in the living room ect。 The book will give her a few new moves to try out！！！ A cute book for any families that have an aspiring Ballerina in their family。 The pictures are great， the story is simple， and the stickers are an added bonus。 。。。more

Katie Fitzgerald ，

Ballet Stars is a level one easy reader which is part of Random House’s Step into Reading series。 In simple sentences author Joan Holub describes for the reader the process of presenting a ballet recital， from getting dressed and warming up to dancing on stage and taking final bows。This is a book I think adults can easily dismiss because the front cover makes it out to be just another pink ballerina book。 There are so many pink-covered books about ballerinas， and after awhile， it starts to feel Ballet Stars is a level one easy reader which is part of Random House’s Step into Reading series。 In simple sentences author Joan Holub describes for the reader the process of presenting a ballet recital， from getting dressed and warming up to dancing on stage and taking final bows。This is a book I think adults can easily dismiss because the front cover makes it out to be just another pink ballerina book。 There are so many pink-covered books about ballerinas， and after awhile， it starts to feel like one is as good as another。 I was pleasantly surprised， therefore， when the text of Ballet Stars turned out to be nearly flawless。There are sometimes as few as two words in a sentence， but Holub makes every word count。 The story rhymes， which is normally a huge drawback for me， but Holub is skillful at matching up rhyming words that fit the story， rather than just throwing in random words because they happen to rhyme。 When the ballet dancers get dressed， the text reads: “Sparkly ribbons。 Ballet shoes。 Bright white tights。 And new tutus。” When describing the dancers’ movements， Holub writes， “Ballet arms。 Ballet feet。 Toes point out and fingers meet。” Both these excerpts show the strength of Holub’s writing abilities。 The words she uses perfectly describe the clothing and motions associated with a ballet recital， and even without the support of the illustrations， these sentences would still evoke strong mental images。 Holub even manages to work in some figurative language。 There are two similes in the book， when the dancers “Twirl like snowflakes” and “sway like trees。”The illustrations by Shelagh McNicholas make the book visually appealing， and they give great context for Holub’s writing。 I appreciate McNicholas’s decision to include a male ballet dancer in the class， as well as her inclusion of characters from a variety of ethnic backgrounds。 I also love the way she drew the dancers’ families and even their piano accompanist on the page depicting the moment before the curtain goes up。 It’s one of the few detailed drawings in the entire book， and it provides nice insights into characters who don’t really have individual personalities otherwise。Kids who are into ballet books will probably take one home from the library with them whether it’s truly well-written or not。 That’s just the nature of kids and their obsessions， whether it’s ballet， trains， dinosaurs， or something else。 This book really raises the bar， though， and shows what a truly well-written book for beginning readers can accomplish。 Girls， especially， will love Ballet Stars， but parents and teachers will be just as thrilled by the learning opportunities it presents。 。。。more

Habrewer ，

*A review copy of this book was viewed from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review*Most little girls want to be a ballerina when they grow up and this is a wonderful book to inspire them。 The book is filled with beautiful illustrations of children getting ready for their big performance。 They are bright and cheerful and sure to capture the hearts of many little girls。It is meant as a level 1 reading book but it can be enjoyed at an earlier age too。 The book is ideal for a new reader because *A review copy of this book was viewed from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review*Most little girls want to be a ballerina when they grow up and this is a wonderful book to inspire them。 The book is filled with beautiful illustrations of children getting ready for their big performance。 They are bright and cheerful and sure to capture the hearts of many little girls。It is meant as a level 1 reading book but it can be enjoyed at an earlier age too。 The book is ideal for a new reader because there are just a few words on the pages and they are easy to read。 The illustrations are perfect to help out too。 It is also a great book to start out reading to a little one and they can grow into reading it themselves。This was another favorite of Lilly’s that we will be buying when it comes out。 We give Ballet Stars 4 stars。 。。。more

Margaret Chind ，

Review pending and scheduled post: http://wp。me/pYHD5-3ws Review pending and scheduled post: http://wp。me/pYHD5-3ws 。。。more

Sarah ，

I will for sure be ordering this for the collection。 I would wish it was a slightly easier level 1， because they are scarce on the ground。 But it is a solid read， that will appeal to children。But please， no stickers！！ What library wants a sticker easy reader？？！

Reference

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The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Ballet Stars&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0