Bea loves Ballet. She loves what she has to wear, her teacher and she loves to dance. With pictures and definitions of what each object is this book is really colorful. She goes into what happens before and after class. Show the different postions in ballet and the many ways dancers use their feet. This is a great book for kids who love dancing.Great for girls or boysGreat for Preschool to Kindergarten A Review of Bea at BalletBy: Tierra Redmond Rachel Isadora, who is a Caldecott Honor winner because of her vibrant illustrations, wrote Bea at Ballet as an introduction to explain ballet to young readers. This book like many other works of hers is based on theatrical aspects. She is influenced by the arts because she was a former dancer before a critical injury ended her dance career. In this book she expresses the basics of ballet and the enjoyment people find from dance. Throughout the book, she describes appropriate attire, studio terms, and important ballet positions. I enjoyed this book because none of terms were too advanced. It catered to the young readers who it was written for. Another aspect of this book I enjoyed was the illustrations because students were able to visualize the terms and from there decide if they had developed interest in ballet. Students are not always aware of the different contemporary and classical dances; Bea at Ballet introduces young readers to a very popular dance at this current time. When educators, preferably music instructors can use this book to help students gain an understanding of ballet, it can also open their mind to becoming interested in other dances or theatrical aspects.
A nice, introductory book about ballet. Includes basic ballet terminology.
—Maddie
Cute introduction to dance class for toddlers and preschoolers.
—malone
This is a charming, realistic picture book about ballet class.
—arehmlayes
Fine introduction to ballet for the very young.
—daliae1986
A cheerful introduction to ballet.
—sara
