Balletbol
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Erin Dionne, author
Erin Dionne es la autora del libro ilustrado Captain's Log: Snowbound y varias novelas de literatura juvenil, incluyendo Lights, Camera, Disaster y Moxie and the Art of Rule Breaking, nominado al Premio Edgar. Erin es profesora de las artes liberales en la Universidad de Arte de Monserrat en Massachusetts.
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Gillian Flint, illustrator
Gillian Flint ha trabajado como ilustradora profesional desde que se graduó en animación e ilustración en el 2003. Ha ilustrado Love You Always, Button and Bundle, y Hugga Bugga Love. Gillian disfruta leer y pasar tiempo con su familia en su tiempo libre.
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Nini loves ballet—the leaps, the twirls, and the sparkly tutu. A week after her recital, she’s unhappy to hear that she will begin a new activity: baseball. From the uniform (no sparkles) to the equipment (“a lumpy brown glove”) to her position (outfield), she’s less than thrilled, and her attitude is unpopular with her teammates. After their patient coach explains that some professional athletes take ballet, Nini decides to try harder. And sure enough, the next time the opposing team hits a ball her way, she leaps, twirls, pliés, and makes the catch for the last out. Her team wins, and Nini renames the sport balletball. Flint offers a series of appealing watercolor-and-brush-pen scenes with fluid lines and pleasing use of color. The illustrations include a racially diverse cast of characters with different abilities (one uses a hearing aid, another wears glasses). While the story is a mix of reality and wish-fulfillment fantasy, young children are experts at combining the two. An optimistic, sports-themed picture book for aspiring ballet dancers.
English Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-58089-939-0
English Paperback
ISBN: 978-1-62354-877-3
Spanish Paperback
ISBN: 978-1-62354-704-2
E-book
ISBN: 978-1-63289-797-8 EPUB
Ages: 4-8
Page count: 32
10 x 8
Publication date: March 16, 2027



