| To Dance: A Ballerina's Graphic Novel Contributor(s): Siegel, Siena Cherson (Author), Siegel, Mark (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1416926879 ISBN-13: 9781416926870 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $10.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2006 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Dancers are young when they first dream of dance. Siena was six -- and her dreams kept skipping and leaping, circling and spinning, from airy runs along a beach near her home in Puerto Rico, to dance class in Boston, to her debut performance on stage with the New York City Ballet. Twirl along with Siena as she shares her story in words with pictures by acclaimed illustrator Mark Siegel.
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - General - Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts - Dance |
| Dewey: B |
| Lexile Measure: 610 |
| Physical Information: 0.21" H x 6.32" W x 9.36" (0.35 lbs) 64 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies - Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts - Cultural Region - New England - Geographic Orientation - New York - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. - Locality - Boston-Worcester, Mass. - Locality - New York, N.Y. |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 110718 Reading Level: 3.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Siegel, Siena Cherson: - Siena Siegel is an author and former dancer who trained at the School of American Ballet. To Dance is her story.Siegel, Mark: - Mark Siegel is the author and illustrator of several award-winning picture books and graphic novels, including To Dance, Moving House, and Sailor Twain. His latest project is the collaborative graphic novel series 5 Worlds, an epic science fiction story for young readers. In addition to writing and illustrating, Mark is also the founder, and creative and editorial director of First Second Books, Macmillan's graphic novel house. The Siegels live in Tarrytown, New York. Visit Mark at MarkSiegelBooks.com. |