Authors: Whoopi Goldberg. Deborah Underwood.
Paperback, 160 pages
Publisher: Hyperion Book CH
Publication Date: 2008-10-21


Reviews :

    Alexandrea Petrakova Johnson does not want to be a beautiful ballerina, and she does not want to leave her friends in Apple Creek. Unfortunately, that doesn't stop her ballet-crazy mother from moving them to Harlem, or from enrolling Al at the Nutcracker School of Ballet.

Life is hard when you're the new ballerina on the block, and it's even harder when you're chosen to be the Sugar Plum Fairy in the school recital! Not only is Al a terrible dancer, but she's also got a rotten case of stage fright! Al's ballet classmates are going to have to use all the plum power they've got to coach this scary fairy!...

Authors:
Paperback, 32 pages
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: 1986-09


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    Illus. in full color. The magic of the beloved ballet is captured in this affordable edition. Art by a Caldecott Honor Book artist complements a succinct narration that is ideal for young children. ...

Authors: Thomas Nelson.
CD-ROM, pages
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Publication Date: 2008-01-27


Reviews :

   

Dance Praise 2 -the ReMix combines the latest music from top Christian artists with an action packed dance game that offers hours of family fun. Simply connect the included dance pad to the USB port of your Windows or Mac computer, follow the onscreen arrows and start steppin' to the music. Includes new music from top Christian artists, including Mandisa, Barlow Girl, Superchick, Pillar, Casting Crowns, tobyMac, Jeremy Camp, Ayiesha Woods, Plumb, and more!  With over 50 songs and 4 dances per song, there are over 200 dances to choose from. Many new features enhance game play and record keeping. Let the dance party begin!

For ages 4 and up.

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Authors: Giles Andreae.
Hardcover, 32 pages
Publisher: Orchard
Publication Date: 2001-09-01


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    Gerald is a giraffe who simply can¹t dance. Try as he may, his long, spindly legs buckle whenever he starts to boogie. Every year he dreads going to the Great jungle Dance, until one night he finds his own special music. ...

    Gerald the giraffe doesn't really have delusions of grandeur. He just wants to dance. But his knees are crooked and his legs are thin, and all the other animals mock him when he approaches the dance floor at the annual Jungle Dance. "Hey, look at clumsy Gerald," they sneer. "Oh, Gerald, you're so weird." Poor Gerald slinks away as the chimps cha-cha, rhinos rock 'n' roll, and warthogs waltz. But an encouraging word from an unlikely source shows this glum giraffe that those who are different "just need a different song," and soon he is prancing and sashaying and boogying to moon music (with a cricket accompanist). In the vein of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Gerald's fickle "friends" quickly decide he's worthy of their attention again.

With this rhyming, poignant (in a cartoonish way) tale, Giles Andreae, author of Rumble in the Jungle, and numerous other picture books, shows insecure young readers that everyone can be wonderful, even those that march to the beat of a different cricket. The rhymes are somewhat awkward, but the bold, bright watercolors by Guy Parker-Rees will invite readers to kick up their heels and find their own internal harmony. (Ages 3 to 6) --Emilie Coulter...

Authors: Katharine Holabird.
Hardcover, 32 pages
Publisher: Viking Juvenile
Publication Date: 2006-01-19


Reviews :

    Angelina Ballerina is the picture book that first introduced Angelina to her adoring fans. This tiny dancer has proved to have enormous staying power—she has been a hugely popular character for more than twenty years. And Angelina’s popularity only continues to grow. She is even the spokescharacter for National Dance Week.With Katharine Holabird’s lively writing and Helen Craig’s charming illustrations, the original story about the feisty little mouse who wants nothing more than to dance still keeps young ballerinas leaping with delight....

Authors: Katharine Holabird.
Paperback, 24 pages
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
Publication Date: 2006-01-19


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    Come along as Angelina spins, twirls, and dances her way through Miss Lilly's ballet class. With instructions for each step, little girls can learn to dance just like Angelina! Cardstock pages and ribbons are included to make your own flip book to make Angelina dance!...

Authors: Sandra Boynton.
Board book, 18 pages
Publisher: Robin Corey Books
Publication Date: 2008-08-12


Reviews :

    POOKIE’S MOM proposes a lively dance together. Pookie, being Pookie, is somewhat hesitant to try something new. But little by little, Pookie is drawn into the dance—hopping, marching, shimmying, singing. Presented in Boynton’s captivating style, this book will thoroughly delight toddlers and their caregivers alike....

Authors:
Spiral-bound, 40 pages
Publisher: Chicken Socks
Publication Date: 2005-05-15


Reviews :

    Announcing a book filled with ""tape-me"" pages, along with four rolls of colorful kid-friendly paper tape (no scissors required). Each page is a different activity: Wrap the mummy, frame the picture, build the train tracks or just paint the whole picture in colored tape. Now this is an activity book to get stuck on....

Authors: Jane O'Connor. DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan.
Paperback, 32 pages
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
Publication Date: 1997-03-17


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    Playing the star in the class dance show, Nina finds herself in an awkward situation when all her friends think that she is the star of the show, and she now has to set the record straight and make things right once more. ...

Authors: Wendy Cheyette Lewison.
Paperback, 32 pages
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
Publication Date: 1996-03-19


Reviews :

    When Tilly wants to wear her tutu all the time and rips it on the playground, Mama suprises her with the best place to wear it--dancing class....