From Publishers Weekly
In Angelina's Ballet Class by Katharine Holabird, illus. by Catherine Kanner based on illustrations by Helen Craig, the exuberant mouse pairs up with her pal, Alice, to demonstrate first through fifth positions and such steps as a pirouette and a grand jet‚. Even cousin Henry shows up to play a bee when Angelina and Alice do a Sunflower Ballet. Readers can punch out a flip book of the heroine's moves at the back of the book. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
Angelina's Ballet Class FROM OUR EDITORS
The Barnes & Noble Review
Angelina Ballerina once again dances into the hearts of fans with this fanciful book! Readers will enjoy following the little mouseling as she goes to Miss Lilly's ballet class for dance practice. At Miss Lilly's, the whole class brush up on their arabesques at the barre, stand in various positions, and leap across the floor with bright smiles. Of course, "sometimes pirouettes can be difficult" as Henry finds out, and "Angelina starts to twirl very fast and accidentally bumps into Alice." But no matter, for at the end, all of the ballerinas give Miss Lilly a big révérance, and get ready for practice again the next week. As a bonus, readers can also punch out the flip book pages and create a dancing Angelina themselves! A winsome package that fans of this very special ballerina won't want to pass up.
Matt Warner
FROM THE PUBLISHER
Little girls will learn basic ballet stretches, positions, and steps as they follow Angelina in class. Then they can make Angelina dance using the flip book included in the back. The punch-out pages are easy to remove and assemble.
FROM THE CRITICS
Publishers Weekly
In Angelina's Ballet Class by Katharine Holabird, illus. by Catherine Kanner based on illustrations by Helen Craig, the exuberant mouse pairs up with her pal, Alice, to demonstrate first through fifth positions and such steps as a pirouette and a grand jet?. Even cousin Henry shows up to play a bee when Angelina and Alice do a Sunflower Ballet. Readers can punch out a flip book of the heroine's moves at the back of the book. Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.
Children's Literature
Dance first through fifth positions with Angelina at Miss Lilly's ballet class. Angelina joins her friends and younger cousin, Henry, in practicing ballet positions and moves for the Sunflower Ballet. Young dancers can learn the basic ballet positions as well as the pas de chats, pirouette, and grand jete from the humorous illustrations. Unlike the other Angelina books by Katherine Holabird, the story line is minimal, but there is actually a lot of ballet information, making this perfect for the preschool or elementary school ballerina. At the end of this picture book, children can make their own flipbook of Angelina dancing. 2001, Pleasant Company, $7.95. Ages 3 to 8. Reviewer: Wendy Pollock-Gilson
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