Lupita's First Dance/El Primer Baile de Lupita (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781558857728)

Lupita is excited about dancing la raspa, a Mexican folk dance, with her first-grade class at a celebration of Children's Day. But she's devastated when she learns right before the show that her partner Ernesto sprained his right ankle.

She had been practicing for weeks. And now her family won't get to see her, swishing and swaying in her beautiful dress full of colorful ribbons. Lupita sadly watches the other dancers from backstage behind the blue velvet curtain. But suddenly, she finds herself on stage, in the spot where she and Ernesto should have been. She begins to dance the routine she knows so well, holding her arms out to an imaginary partner, and almost flees when the audience laughs at her.

But the sight of her mother encourages her to be brave. She continues the dance, becoming the star of the show at least in the eyes of her proud teacher and parents.

Author: Lupe Ruiz-Flores
ISBN-10: 1558857729
ISBN-13: 9781558857728
Publisher: Pinata Books
Language: English
Published: 11/30/2013
Pages: 1
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 11.10h x 8.60w x 0.30d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.6
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 163968 / Lupita's First Dance


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2013
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 pg. 43 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed