Allman, John Robert
Summary: "A behind-the-scenes peek at all the hard work, creativity, and excitement that leads up to the opening night performance of American Ballet Theatre's The Nutcracker"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday Books for Young Readers 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "For the first time, this beloved holiday story is told based on George Balanchine's quintessential production. The storyline mimics the choreography of the famous ballet and the illustrations are inspired by the backdrops and scenery from the actual New York City Ballet production"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon
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Place a hold to request this item.Barnett, Mac
Summary: "Every Friday, in the cafeteria, one of the kids gets up in front of the whole school and does something. A performance. Today it's John's turn."--Front jacket flap
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2022
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Summary: In this celebration of individuality, John finds the courage to show others his talent for dancing during his school's Sharing Gifts time.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BARHolabird, Katharine
Summary: No dream is too big or to small... especially for Angelina! Join Angelina as she remembers her very first dreams of becoming a dancer. From dancing in her first ballet shoes to doing her first arabesque, to her biggest dream of all -- to one day becoming a prima ballerina!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2020
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE HOL (BASKET)Shea, Bob
Summary: Ballet Cat and her cousin, Goat, try to outdo one another while putting on show for their grandmother.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2017
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1 available in Multi-Media Kits, Call number: KIT J ORANGE BALHolabird, Katharine
Summary: "Angelina Ballerina loves playing dress-up as much as she loves ballet, so her grandparents help her make a dress-up box of her own!" -- Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight, an imprint of Simon and Schuster's Publishing Division 2020
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Summary: At her first ballet recital, a young ballerina overcomes a bout of stage fright to help a fellow dancer in need.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
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Summary: When Angelina accidentally embarrasses herself in ballet class after being off for summer break, she isn't so enthusiastic about returning to ballet school, but with encouragement from family and friends, Angelina learns that making mistakes shouldn't stop her from doing what she loves most: dancing!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight, an imprint of Simon and Schuster Children's Publishing Division 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE HOL (BASKET)Jones, Christianne C.
Summary: In rhyming text a young girl spends an evening at the ballet, thrilled by the beauty of the theater and the dancers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Editions, an imprint of Capstone 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE JONCopies Available at Fife Lake
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE JONSterling, Holly
Summary: Thomas wants to be a ballet kid! He and his friends meet at the dance studio to take lessons from Mr. Elliot, their ballet instructor. The children stand at the barre and practice their feet positions--first position, second position--as well how to plie and releve. And then it's time to saute, or jump! Finally, the ballet kids get to choose their costumes for the Winter Show where they are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE STEMeadows, Michelle.
Summary: Janet Collins wanted to be a ballerina in the 1930s and O40s, a time when racial segregation was widespread in the United States. From her early childhood lessons to the height of her success as the first African-American prima ballerina in the Metropolitan Opera, this is the story of a remarkable pioneer. Full color.x 11.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB JANET COLLINS MEACasal, Liz
Summary: "A rhyming picture book about Ina who is a graceful ballerina who also loves to get competitive on the basketball court"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CASHolabird, Katharine
Summary: Angelina is so excited to perform at the Mouseland Dance Festival that she doesn't help her grandparents clean their boat, but she ruins her dance costume and wonders how she will be able to make the show with nothing to wear.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HOLGlass, Calliope
Summary: "One Christmas Eve night, Clara enters the Four Realms. There she watches a ballet that tells her the story of how this mysterious world of sweets, snowflakes, flowers, and amusements came to be. Clara learns the Fourth Realm is unstable, home to the tyrant Mother Ginger. But when Clara goes on a mission to save the day, she finds that while the story was beautiful, it may not have been...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Press 2018
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Summary: "Angelina and the other mouselings at Miss Lilly's Ballet School perform Cinderella on tour, battling homesickness and bad luck to ensure the show will go on"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HOLHolabird, Katharine
Summary: It's almost time for the spring recital! But when Miss Lilly sprains her ankle, Angelina Ballerina is asked to be the choreographer, which means giving up the lead role in the recital. Angelina is upset for Miss Lilly, but is honored to have been chosen for this big role. And as they say in show business, the show must go on!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE HOL (BASKET)Lyon, Lea
Summary: Ready to Fly is the true story of Sylvia Townsend, an African American girl who falls in love with ballet after seeing Swan Lake on TV. Although there aren't many ballet schools that will accept a girl like Sylvia in the 1950s, her local bookmobile provides another possibility. A librarian helps Sylvia find a book about ballet and the determined seven-year-old, with the help of her new books,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LYONebres, Charlotte
Summary: "A picture book that weaves together Charlotte Nebres's life story as a young ballerina with the classic holiday tale of the Nutcracker"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2021
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Summary: A football player and a ballet dancer are inspired to follow their heroes and train for greatness.
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Publisher / Publication Date: For the love of literacy 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Fortenberry, Julie
Summary: "Pearl loves dance class, but when her mother suggests Pearl might like to go to preschool, she isn't so sure....How coul anything be more important than dancing?"--Page [4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FORGeorge, K. (Kallie)
Summary: "When the sun sets, the ballet can begin! From the first notes of the crickets' outdoor orchestra to her grand finale indoors, one little girl glissaes and jetaes her way to bedtime"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2021
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Summary: When Miss Lilly comes down with the flu, Angelina must teach three princesses from the Royal Palace of Mouseland on her own and hopes she can fill Miss Lilly's pointe shoes!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2021
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Summary: This enchanting collection of 16 stories stars Angelina, a little mouse who wants nothing more than to be a ballerina, as she dances her way through each day, learning when to take center stage and when to share the spotlight.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2024