ALA Notable Children’s Book International Reading Association Classroom Choice A Notable Children’s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies Max is a crack baseball player. Saturday mornings he walks with his sister, Lisa, to her dancing school on his way to the park for his weekly game. One morning Max is early, and Lisa’s teacher invites him to join the class. Max stretches at the barre. He struggles for a split. And before he knows it, he’s having fun! Young ballplayers and ballet dancers will share Max’s delight when he discovers that dance class is a great way to warm up for a home run.
Rachel Isadora (www.rachelisadora.com) received a Caldecott Honor for Ben’s Trumpet, and has written and illustrated numerous other books for children, including Bea in The Nutcracker, Bea at Ballet, Jake at Gymnastics, Say Hello!, Peekaboo Morning, the Lili at Ballet series, and several classic tales set in Africa (Old Mikamba Had a Farm, The Night Before Christmas, Rapunzel, and The Princess and the Pea). She lives in New York City.
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