Author/Illustrator: Siena Cherson Siegel/Mark Siegel
Genre: Graphic Novel
Awards: Silent Book Honor (2007)
Age Level: 8-12
Summary: To Dance is an elegant and graceful read about a young girl following her dreams to become a dancer. The story progresses while Siena grows and develops into a beautiful and classy ballerina. The graphic novel presents one of her ballerina role model, Maya Plisetskaya and her ideal ballet academy, Kirov in Lennigrad, Russia. Being a ballet dancer myself, I loved the illustrations of the pointe shoes and her little bandaged toes. This hit close to home for me! The book represents the young ballerina's timeline and profound love for ballet. Every one of the illustrations are unique and elegant depicting her young life's journey as a ballerina. The use of colors is pleasing to the eye shows the mobility and fluidity of the dancers. The character's facial expression are dramatic and truly portrays their feelings.
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