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To Dance: Special Edition


School year: Year 1, Year 10, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9

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No. of pages 88

Published: 2019

Great for age 5-15 years

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A beautifully refreshed and expanded special edition of the Sibert Honorwinning graphic memoir about the dreams and realities of becoming a ballerina.Ballerinas are young when they first dream of dance. Siena was sixand her dreams kept skipping and leaping, circling and spinning, from airy runs along a beach near her home in Puerto Rico, to dance classes at the School of American Ballet, to her debut performance on stage with the New York City Ballet while working with ballet legend George Balanchine. Part family history, part backstage drama, this beautifully updated graphic memoirwhich features a refreshed design and a brand-new scrapbook of Sienas mementoesis an original, firsthand look a young dancers beginnings.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is aimed at children at US 3rd grade-9th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 8-14 years.

There are 88 pages in this book. This book was published in 2019 by Simon & Schuster .

Siena Siegel is an author and former dancer who trained at the School of American Ballet. To Dance is her story.

 

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Beehive Award - Information Book
This book was recognised in the Information Book category by the Beehive Award.

Young Reader's Choice Award - Grades 4-6
This book was recognised in the Grades 4-6 category by the Young Reader's Choice Award.

Robert F Sibert Informational Book Award
This book was recognised by the Robert F Sibert Informational Book Award.

Cybils Award - Graphic Novel - Elementary School / Middle School
This book was recognised in the Graphic Novel - Elementary School / Middle School category by the Cybils Award. The Cybils Awards is a group of readers passionate about seeking out and recognizing books that represent diversity, inclusion, and appropriate representation for children and teens. To accomplish that goal, the Cybils Awards works to recognize books written for children and young adults that combine both the highest literary merit and popular appeal.