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Emma and Julia Love Ballet
- Subject
- Performing Arts - Dance
- Age
- 3-5 years
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 32
- Publisher
- Scholastic Press
- Size
- 26.2 cm × 27.2 cm
- ISBN
- 9780439894012
Award-winning author/artist Barbara McClintock has created this enchanting picture book story that will charm every child with ballet dreams!Emma is little. Julia is big.They both love ballet.Emma takes ballet lessons. So does Julia.Emma is learning to be a ballerina. Julia is a professional ballerina.They are both excited about the big performance in the theater tonight.Emma will be watching from the audience. Julia will be dancing onstage!And afterward, Emma will go backstage to meet her ballet hero!Barbara McClintock's richly illustrated, heartwarming story is sure to become a perennial favorite.
About the author
Barbara McClintockAuthor
Barbara McClintock has written and/or illustrated over 40 distinguished books for children. Emma and Julia Love Ballet which she wrote and illustrated, received three starred reviews, and My Grandfather's Coat, retold by Jim Aylesworth, also received three starred reviews and was named a Sydney Taylor Honor Book. Her books have five times been named New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books. She has received a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor, as well as a myriad of other awards and honors. Barbara lives in Connecticut with her family and their four very graceful cats.
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What reviewers said
Praise for Emma and Julia Love Ballet:* "McClintock's simple story captures the joy of ballet and affirms the idea that dreams can come true." -- Booklist, starred review* "This engaging and matter-of-factly diverse (Julia is African American) behind-the-curtain look at a ballet dancer's life will be appreciated by young dancers, who will see both a reflection of their own experience and a glimpse of what's to come." --The Horn Book, starred review Praise for My Grandfather's Coat by Jim Aylesworth, illustrated by Barbara McClintock*"The narrative and illustrations make a perfect whole. Sweet…
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