Meet Rory Hohenstein, a Professional Dancer ANNOTATION
Describes the life of a teenage dancer and shows how his practice and hard work pay off during a performance at the Kirov Academy in Washington, D.C.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
Our Neighborhood introduces young, beginning readers to the many and varied individuals they might encounter in their communities. With a striking, photojournalistic style and easy-to-read text, this series presents the life stories of real people. From a Chinese chef to a Staten Island Ferry captain, a wide variety of occupations is brought to life. The biographies in this series will encourage children to think about the ways they might influence their neighbors and their community as adults.
Rory Hohenstein is a professional dancer, and he's still only a teenager! Readers will learn that practice, hard work, and even more practice can make for a perfect performance.
FROM THE CRITICS
School Library Journal
PreS-Gr 2Featuring a male ballet dancer and female sewage-plant employee, these books reflect the diversity of today's workplace. Large, full-color photographs and easy, controlled-vocabulary texts follow the daily routines of a young dancer from the Kirov Academy in Washington, DC, and a worker at the Cox Creek Water Reclamation Facility in Curtis Bay, MD. Beginning readers will enjoy these contemporary titles about community members.Pamela K. Bomboy, Chesterfield County Public Schools, VA
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