Ivy & Bean Doomed to Dance (Ivy & Bean #6)

by Annie Barrows (Author) Sophie Blackall (Illustrator)

Ivy & Bean Doomed to Dance (Ivy & Bean #6)
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Series: Ivy & Bean

Finally! After begging their parents for ballet lessons, Ivy and Bean finally get what they want...well, not exactly.

Much to their surprise, it turns out ballet lessons do not include karate chops and roundhouse kicks to the villain's heart. The girls have no interest in learning how to dance gracefully, but they promised their parents they would finish the entire ballet course!

When it comes time for Ivy and Bean to participate in the ocean-themed class recital, the girls must figure out a way to get out of it without breaking their promises.

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In this sixth entry in the series, Barrows continues to provide early chapter book readers with a laugh a minute in a story loaded with comic situations of which illustrator Blackall takes full advantage. Ivy and Bean may not enjoy their adventures in ballet, but readers certainly will.

School Library Journal

Second-graders Ivy and Bean return to their mischievous ways as they beg their parents for ballet lessons. They get what they want, but class isn't exactly what they expected. Instead of the "kicking" and sword they saw in a picture of the ballet "Giselle", they are disappointed to be learning positions, pliés, and how to be butterflies. When they are cast as squids in their first recital, they come up with several ideas for how to get out of performing without breaking their promise not to drop out of class. The story is solidly written, and the expressive black-and-white illustrations, some full page, add to the humor. Early chapter-book readers will appreciate and relate to the friends' dilemma."Sarah Polace, Cuyahoga County Public Library, Parma, OH" Copyright 2010 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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Annie Barrows
Annie Barrows lives in Northern California with her husband and two daughters. She is also the co-author of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.

Sophie Blackall is an Australian illustrator whose previous books include Ruby's Wish and Meet Wild Boars. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780811862660
Lexile Measure
530
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Publication date
October 01, 2009
Series
Ivy & Bean
BISAC categories
JUV031020 - Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts | Dance
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV001000 - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
JUV045000 - Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Chapter Books
Library of Congress categories
Friendship
Best friends
Ballet
Bean (Fictitious character: Barrows)
Ivy (Fictitious character: Barrows)

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