Poppy's Secret Wish

Ballerina Dreams #1

by Ann Bryant, Tim Benton (Illustrator)

Ten-year-old Poppy wants nothing more than to advance to the next ballet grade, but when a new girl, Rose, arrives in class and causes her to mess up during class, she is not sure she will be able to move up with her best friend, Jasmine.

Genres: Childrens

112 pages, Paperback

First published September 3, 2004

About the author

An author of series fiction for young readers, Ann Bryant was educated at the Royal College of Music, and worked for a number of years as a music teacher. She has also written for various BBC Schools Radio programmes, and composed the theme and incidental music for BBC TV's Tales of Aesop series.

Reviews

[Ivy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love books about ballet because they're always my favourite dance. I really like this book because it was the first ballet book that I've ever read so I can learn more about it.

[Courtney · Rating 5 out of 5]

That you can always make a dream come true or to move up to the next level in a dance class.

[Julia · Rating 4 out of 5]

This taught me a lot ofballet moves that I still didn't know about.

[Philippa Brunt · Rating 2 out of 5]

Good introduction to ballet for Primary age children. Importance of friendship is also shown.

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

i liked it