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Fancy Nancy And The Mermaid Ballet (2012)

by Jane O'Connor(Favorite Author)

4.17 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0061703818 (ISBN13: 9780061703812)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

HarperCollins

review 1: Recommended [return][return]This is the newest book in the Fancy Nancy series. Nancy and her best friend, Bree will be performing a ballet with their ballet class called Deep-Sea Dances. Nancy is hoping for a bigger part because she loves mermaids. Nancy and Bree have made mermaid costumes, they play mermaid in their pool and they love the mermaid ballet dance. Both girls practice very hard. Bree gets chosen to be an oyster and Nancy is a tree. When one of the mermaid dancers injures herself, Bree gets chosen to replace her. Nancy is very upset because she wanted the part very badly. She is very disappointed, but she wants to be happy for Bree since that is what friends do. All the dancers get a standing ovation at the end of the dance and Nancy realizes that i... moret was thrilling to just perform in a ballet. Bree and Nancy go out to celebrate their evening at the King’s Crown.[return][return]The cute pictures are what we have come to expect from Robin Preiss Glasser. The definitions of some of the “fancy” words can still be found, along with Nancy’s love of French words. The underlying message of friendship is a positive one for children to read about. Nancy’s creativity sets an example for readers to use their imagination when coming up with costumes and games to play. The book is a good addition to any school or public library. It works well for a read aloud and would fit with any Fancy Nancy themed library party.
review 2: By: McKayla and Mrs. ZastrowThis story was about mom, dad, Nancy, Bree, and Madame Lucille. The story took place at Nancy's home and at a ballet studio. The problem in the story was that Nancy thought she was the very best dancer and that she and her best friend Bree would both be picked to be mermaids in the ballet, but neither did! Nancy was stuck being a tree, and she wasn't happy at all. But then one of the mermaids sprained her ankle and Bree got to take her part. That made Nancy mad and jealous because she was still a tree. In the end, Nancy really got into her role as a weeping willow on stage and enjoyed her part in the ballet and she was happy for her friend, Bree, the mermaid. The lesson we learned was that you shouldn't be jealous of your friends, be happy for them. Make the best out of what life gives you.Words we learned:beaming= smiling from ear to earstartling= surprisingmansion= a big and fancy houseprogress= getting better at something less

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