Description
Author: a Dance Once Upon
Package Dimensions: 7x216x91
Number Of Pages: 33
Release Date: 06-05-2021
Details: Unicorns and Horses and Snakes, oh my!
Princess Naomi Helps a Unicorn is a Mom’s Choice Gold Award and Family Choice Award Recipient.
Interactive movement wrapped up in a charming story of sibling angst, anger management, compassion, and triumph. Fed up with her annoying sister, Naomi storms out of the castle, only to discover a unicorn in need of help. With a sense of purpose, she quickly forgets her anger.
Ballerina Konora joins each page with movement suggestions. Kids can act out the story and practice dance fundamentals.
“Cheerful and heartwarming, this movement adventure will inspire creative expression through imagination.
—Mary Lanni, Librarian/Reviewer
Please note that the spiral edition listed is not produced or authorized by Once Upon a Dance. It is likely an outdated version not approved by the author or publisher.
Movement, technique, and dance concepts in this story include: chassé forward chassé sideways leaps (grand jetés) rond de jambe leg lifts cobra (back stretch) twisting muscle activation – on/off muscles moving with emotion concept of open/closed concept of powerful movement concept of low/medium/high
Major themes include sibling friendship, managing emotions, empathy, forgiveness, and helping.
The books can be used as a supplement for dance or theater studio classes or camps. Princess Naomi Helps a Unicorn would be pair well with themes such as dance, unicorns, princess tales, horses, mythical animals, flowers, and castles.
The Dance-It-Out! movement journeys are ideal for dance, pre-ballet, creative movement, preschool, daycare, early learning, physical education, homeschool, kindergarten, or first-grade activities. The full collection features male, female, and ungendered diverse characters. Books make a great gift for kids interested in dance, ballet, gymnastics, or yoga, or reluctant readers who enjoy getting up and moving. With kind characters, subtle life lessons, and a positive role model in Ballerina Konora, teachers love the kid-approved, ready-made, easy additions to curriculum and lesson planning. Children at home adore the stories that “young readers will return to again and again” (—Reedsy).
About the Author
Once Upon a Dance is the award-winning collaboration of Teacher Terrel and her daughter, professional dancer Ballerina K. After teaching dance for over two decades, Terrel transformed her classroom magic into interactive picture books that blend storytelling, movement, and imagination.
Their 40+ book catalog ranges from whimsical dance-along adventures for preschoolers to inspirational reads for teens, supporting dancers at every stage of their journey. Ballerina K demonstrates each movement with clarity and grace in photo guides throughout the books.
The mother-daughter team has earned a Kirkus Starred Review, Mom’s Choice Gold, Best in Show (Writely Literary Awards), and Top 10 Author (2024 Outstanding Creator Awards), along with more than 60 book awards.
A true passion project, 100% of the Once Upon a Dance royalties (through 2030) benefit nonprofits supporting the arts, animals, people, and planet.
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