FREE: Aunt Elaine Does the Dance from Spain

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Paperback - Excellent condition
Teaches about Spain dancing and culture.

Kindergarten-Grade 3-- Katy is thrilled to accompany her Aunt Elaine to the theater for the first time to watch her dance. She meets the other dancers and watches her aunt put on her make-up and dress for the performance. When the child gets lost backstage and tumbles into a closet full of costumes, she comes out dressed like a Spanish dancer herself. The company invites Katy out on stage with them to discover the magic of the dance. A glossary of the Spanish words and phrases (and the one Yiddish phrase) used in the book are provided before the story begins. The exuberant watercolor and ink illustrations, saturated with color, are well balanced by the white space surrounding the text, and the slim borders of red roses, like those Elaine wears in her hair, tie the text and the illustrations together nicely. Mathers has done a splendid job of conveying Katy's parents' drab air of responsibility in contrast to Aunt Elaine's free spirit.