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  • Published: 24 March 1993
  • ISBN: 9780698158023
  • Imprint: PEN US eBook Childrens
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 32

Nina, Nina Ballerina




It's the big dance show! This level 2 reader is ideal for children who are beginning to read.

It's the big dance show and Nina is a butterfly. She has pretty wings and a bug mask, but she is not the only one! Nina worries that her mother won't be able to pick her out among the other butterflies on stage--except a funny little accident leaves Nina with a cast that is sure to make her stand out. This sweet Level 2 story is one that girls have read, and will continue to read, over and over again.

Reader Level 2: Level 2 is for Progressing Readers who can read longer sentences with simple dialogue. These books offer pictures and context clues, in-depth plot development, and are available in both fiction and nonfiction books.

  • Published: 24 March 1993
  • ISBN: 9780698158023
  • Imprint: PEN US eBook Childrens
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 32

About the author

Jane O'Connor

Jane O’Connor is a former primary school teacher turned academic and writer. She was born and brought up in Surrey and lived in London until she moved to the West Midlands in her mid-thirties. Jane’s PhD was about child stars and she is now a Reader at Birmingham City University where she researches children’s experiences of celebrity, media and everyday life. Jane lives in Sutton Coldfield with her husband and two young sons in a house full of pirates, dinosaurs, superheroes and lots of books. She really likes all animals, especially hedgehogs.


Needlemouse is her debut novel.

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