This book tells the story of nine different ballets. Some of which are very popular and well known like The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, and Giselle. However some of the others may not be as well known. The book is beautifully illustrated and explains the stories in ways so that they can be understood on many reading levels. This book was very enjoyable and was educational to me. Even those not interested in dance will love these classic stories. Other books will tell the tale of the dance but this one takes home the cake. Because of it's ability to tell the plot in a simple manor, it is a good choice for all ages. I would reccomend this to anyone and cannot wait to see what the author comes up with next.

Stella and her friends Josie, and Marisa were going to go to help Stella's aunt at the rodeo but Marisa's mom wouldn't let her go because she thought they were torturing the bulls . So she wouldn't take the fire-engine-red t-shirt and a walkie-talkie. They asked Jared to go instead. Stella looked up Jared's number in the phone book. He answered on the first ring and immediatrly agreed to help. The next morning Stella and Anya wented to pick up Jared. He asked where the rodeo was at. Joise said that it was at the town fairgrounds, after looking at him as if he was on another planet. When Stella and Anya were at the clinic they heard Jared on the walkie-talkie saying that they needed Anya in the practice arena right now because a horse was in serious trouble. You can read what happens to the horse and other animals when you read this book. I really enjoyed this book because of the different animals that needed to be helped. I also enjoyed the other books in the Animal Emergency series.