Tuesday, December 8, 2020

B is for Ballet: A Dance Alphabet by John Robert Allman and Rachael Dean - ADVISABLE

B is for Ballet: A Dance Alphabet by John Robert Allman, illustrated by Rachael Dean
. PICTURE BOOK. Doubleday (Random), 2020. $19. 9780593180945 

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3), EL - ADVISABLE 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE 

Allman and Dean take us through an ABC of interesting, important ballet terms and people. 

Younger dancers will need you to read this to them – older dancers will enjoy the wide-ranging look at parts of ballet. The models for the illustrations are artists and ballets performed by the American Ballet Theater – both past and present – each labelled for identification. The rhyming text is thoughtful and flows well for a read aloud. And the multicultural cast of characters is inspiring – I just I could figure out who in on the cover! Does anyone know? 

Cindy, Library Teacher, MLS 

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