Ivy and Bean Doomed to Dance (Book 6)
Ivy and Bean Doomed to Dance (Book 6)
Finally! After months of 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 cover karate chops and roundhouse kicks. 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
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Review by S. Agusto-Cox for Ivy and Bean Doomed to Dance (Book 6)
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Normally, I don’t review children’s books, but I’ve made an exception (yes, they do happen). I remember buying a set of Ivy + Bean books for The Girl from Diary of an Eccentric because one of the books had to do with dinosaur fossils and I had read on someone’s blog (not sure who) that these books were fantastic. The Girl, suffice to say, loved them and told me all about the straws up the nose and other little tidbits from her books.
Ivy and Bean are typical second-grade girls who are willing to try just about anything, and they sometimes find themselves getting into trouble or at least over their heads. In Ivy & Bean: Doomed to Dance (Ivy & Bean, Book 6), the girls read a book about ballet and decide that they should take ballet, so they can become ballerinas in Giselle. The only problem is that ballet is not as fun or easy as it seems.
While Ivy and Bean get into trouble — and what kid doesn’t? — they always manage to find the positive in their situation or make amends. Some of the funniest scenes in this book are when Ivy and Bean try to get sick on purpose, having other kids cough and sneeze all over them. Young readers will laugh out loud at the antics of these young girls, and parents will enjoy these books because of the lessons they teach about responsibility and imagination. Ivy & Bean: Doomed to Dance (Ivy & Bean, Book 6) is a fun read at nearly 130 pages, and these characters will worm their way into kids hearts easily.
Review by Great Kid Books for Ivy and Bean Doomed to Dance (Book 6)
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I love books that combine laugh-out-loud moments with the ah-ah moment “that could really happen to me!” Ivy and Bean is one of my favorite series for 1st – 3rd graders – I love these two friends who are so goofy and full of mischief, and yet remind me of all the things I almost did!
Don’t we all know kids who have begged, and I mean begged, for something? A puppy? a new toy? a glittering pair of shoes? Well, Ivy and Bean have seen amazing pictures of ballet dancers and they’re sure that it’s the perfect thing for them. Giselle kicks her pointed toe so fiercely toward the duke that she’s surely going to snap his head off. And the Wilis get to dance with these cool long flowing finger nails, as they dance the duke to death! What kid wouldn’t want to do that?! So Ivy and Bean beg, and beg, and beg with wobbly lower lips to take ballet class. They promise that it will be different than ice skating or softball. And they promise: no quitting. And NO complaining. But that’s before they know … how ballet classes really are. Especially when you get assigned the roles of the squid in the final performance.
If your child has fun with this series, they’ll enjoy this latest book. It’s a great series to read aloud to kindergartners or 1st graders, or for 2nd & 3rd graders to read by themselves.
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This is a great book for ages 6-12! It is so funny! If you like funny things, you should read it!
Review by LegalBeagle for Ivy and Bean Doomed to Dance (Book 6)
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Doomed to Dance by Annie Barrows and Sophie Blackall is the latest installment in the Ivy and Bean series. In Doomed to Dance the girls enroll in ballet lessons assuming that ballet is a form of karate in costumes and set to music. Upon discovering the true nature of ballet they scheme to evade performing their assigned squid roles in the class recital. The girls initially plot to escape their fate by trying for bodily injury or illness. When these attempts are thwarted they decide to runaway on the school field trip to the local aquarium. The girls decide that living in the aquarium is the perfect hideaway. The fun really begins with the girls’ adventures at the aquarium where they learn about real life squids.
Doomed to Dance is a delightful tale for age appropriate readers. Parents will also appreciate the book’s educational value. The class field trip to the aquarium defines “Coastal Zones” (tide pools); uses the term “sea anemone” (water dwelling predatory animals) and vividly describes the squid the girls encounter. In short, it is clear that the authors did their aquatic homework – in fact they even thank Dr. George Matsumoto of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute “for useful information regarding squid.”Careful readers will also catch the book’s reference to the classic children’s book: The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg.
Doomed to Dance is an engaging story for readers both young and old!
Publisher: Chronicle Books (October 14, 2009), 122 pages
Advance Review Copy Provided Courtesy of the Publisher.
Review by M. Venkatesan for Ivy and Bean Doomed to Dance (Book 6)
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Once again, Ivy and Bean enthralled my reluctant reader 9 year old. She can’t wait for each new Ivy and Bean adventure. She got it for her birthday and had finished it before the week was out.