Fancy Nancy and the Mermaid Ballet by Jane O'Connor

O'Connor, Jane. Fancy Nancy and the Mermaid Ballet. New York: HarperCollins, 2012. 32p. 

Fancy Nancy hopes to be a glamorous mermaid in her ballet recital but is assigned quite a different role instead. Use this book to discuss making the best of situations that don't go our way, read it to build students' vocabulary, or place it in the hands of fans of this wonderfully popular series!