With warmth and humor, Madame Lucille and her young students discover that if they step outside the (rosin) box, solutions may be found to some of the biggest problems imaginable. Brontorina knows, deep in her heart, that she is meant to be a ballerina. She arrives at the doorstep of Madame Lucille’s Dance Academy for Girls and Boys, exclaiming “I want to dance!” Although Brontorina is certainly graceful, there are some concerns about her large size and her apparent inability to “fit in” among the smaller dancers, let alone in a pair of ballet slippers, the studio, or the arms of her male partner. (We can order most books within 7-10 days. Booklist (starred review) Brontorina knows, deep in her heart, that she is meant to be a ballerina. Therefore, it will come as no surprise when young readers fall hard for James Howe and Randy Cecil’s very funny and endearing new picture book, Brontorina, which stars Brontorina Apatosaurus, an enthusiastic and surprisingly agile dino who is determined to become a ballerina. by Randy Cecil, Candlewick, 15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7636-4437-6 Howe (Bunnicula) pens a humorous and inspiring tale about a big dinosaur with a big dream: ' In my. This website cant tell you if we have this book in the shop or not - to ask, phone us or use the enquiry link below. Brontorina has always dreamed of becoming a ballerina, but for a long time she was unable to because she was a dinosaur. The interaction of these enormous creatures rendered as lovable, comic characters has proven to be irresistible among the pre-K to Grade 1 set. Brontorina knows, deep in her heart, that she is meant to be a ballerina.

Amazon Best Books of the Month, August 2010: From Syd Hoff’s Danny and the Dinosaur (1958) to Jane Yolen’s How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight (2000), very early readers have long befriended dinosaurs between the pages of a book.

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