Robert Heidbreder
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
A boy compares the antics of his ballet cat with those of his friends, and invites them to bring their cats over to join in a Corp de Chat performance. Includes numerous ballet terms as well as information on famous dancers.
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The conductor walks onto the stage, and the animal orchestra awaits his cue. ALLEGRO! Quickly, swiftly -- race, run, fly! ADAGIO! Slowly, smoothly - a steady pace. STACCATO! Popping, hopping, bouncing, bounding. The animals move and dance and bend to the music -- racing and gliding and twirling -- until the final soft chords ... PIANISSIMO! Quietly, softly -- sleep, dream ... This energetic and spirited interpretation of the universal musical terms...