This story is about a clumsy young girl who aspires to be a ballerina and to get on pointe. She works hard at her ballet studies, and when she gets very close to her goal and finally gets the toe shoes she dreams of, her feet quickly grow too big to fit them. How she copes with this setback is the heart of the story. Big Foot is bilingual, English and Spanish, so a child can read either language and can learn words and sentences in another language, especially with the delightful drawings that make the meaning clear. ...
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This story is about a clumsy young girl who aspires to be a ballerina and to get on pointe. She works hard at her ballet studies, and when she gets very close to her goal and finally gets the toe shoes she dreams of, her feet quickly grow too big to fit them. How she copes with this setback is the heart of the story. Big Foot is bilingual, English and Spanish, so a child can read either language and can learn words and sentences in another language, especially with the delightful drawings that make the meaning clear. Written by an emeritus professor of education with illustrations by Phoebe Mallory, currently a senior in high school, the poignant story can help a young reader think about what is really important in attaining goals. It is written for children between 7 and 12 years of age. The print is large, so young readers can read independently. When we are young, we dream of becoming a professional ball player, ballet dancer, astronomer, or a rock musician. We want to get the lead in the school play, be captain of the school football team, or get elected class president. Few get to reach these dreams. Sometimes it is because of lack of effort or that others are better at what we aspire to and get chosen. Often it is through no fault of our own: no matter how hard we try, our bodies are too short, our coordination is not good enough, our math skills are weak, our singing voice is not evocative. When young persons face these kinds of setbacks, they might become depressed or give up, change goals, or settle for a related role, becoming the ball person or costume maker. The girl in this story finds another alternative, being altruistic. All royalties from the sale of this book benefit the Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship of San Miguel de Allende, which supports many non-profits in the community. Espa???ol Esta historia trata sobre una joven torpe que aspira a ser bailarina y ponerse de punta. Trabaja duro en sus estudios de ballet, y cuando se acerca mucho a su objetivo y finalmente consigue los zapatos con los que sue???a, sus pies se vuelven demasiado grandes para ponerse a ellos. C???mo se entrente con este rev???s es el coraz???n de la historia. Big Foot es biling???e, ingl???s y espa???ol, por lo que un ni???o puede leer cualquier idioma y puede aprender palabras y oraciones en otro idioma, especialmente con los dibujos encantadores que aclaran el significado. Escrito por un profesor em???rito de educaci???n con ilustraciones de Phoebe Mallory, actualmente en su ???ltimo a???o de secundaria, la conmovedora historia puede ayudar a un lector joven a pensar en lo que es realmente importante para alcanzar los objetivos. Est??? escrito para ni???os entre 7 y 12 a???os de edad. La impresi???n es grande, por lo que los lectores j???venes pueden leer de forma independiente. Cuando somos j???venes, so???amos con convertirnos en peloteros profesionales, bailarines de ballet, astr???nomos o m???sicos de rock. Queremos ser l???deres en el juego escolar, ser el capit???n del equipo de f???tbol de la escuela o ser elegidos presidente de la clase. Pocos llegan a alcanzar estos sue???os. Algunas veces es por falta de esfuerzo o porque otros son mejores en lo que aspiramos y son elegidos. A menudo no es por culpa nuestra: no importa cu???nto lo intentemos, nuestros cuerpos son demasiado cortos, nuestra coordinaci???n no es lo suficientemente buena, nuestras habilidades matem???ticas son d???biles, nuestra voz para cantar no es evocadora. Cuando los j???venes se enfrentan a estos tipos de contratiempos, pueden deprimirse o darse por vencidos, cambiar los objetivos o conformarse con un papel relacionado, convirti???ndose en una recopelota o el fabricante de vestuario. La chica de esta historia encuentra otra alternativa, ser altruista. Todas las regal
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