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Welcome to: A Book or Two: Children's Literature Reviews, a blog site that offers information on new, classic, and favorite children's literature, reviewed by university professors, classroom teachers, librarians, and those studying to become teachers. We hope you will find "just the right book" to share with others. Our goal is to keep the site updated with information about children's authors, book awards, and new releases. Each entry will include the book cover picture, a brief overview, bibliographic information, and suggested uses for families, librarians, and teachers. We will categorize books in several different ways, to facilitate searching.

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10/21/14

Angelina Ballerina

AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Katherine Holabird/ Helen Craig
PUBLISHER: Viking      PUBLICATION DATE: 1983
GENRE: Children’s Fiction ages 9+ READING LEVEL: Ages 7-9
BRIEF OVERVIEW: Angelina is a mouse who wanted to be a ballerina. She danced all the time, but the dancing always got her into trouble because she never does her chores. Her parents finally enrolled her into a ballet class, and she became a beautiful famous ballerina.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: The teacher will ask the students to write a story on what they want to be when they grow up. The Friday after the assignment is completed the teacher will tell the students they are allowed to come to school dressed as what they want to be.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Rebecca Hasty,Valdosta State University ECSE
LABELS: Dance, Mouse