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Author:

Davidson, Susannah.

Title:

The Usborne ballet treasury / Susannah Davidson and Katie Daynes ; illustrated by Shelagh McNicholas and Nilesh Mistry.

Publisher:

EDC Pub.,

Copyright Date:

2005

Description:

96 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subject:

Ballet--Juvenile literature.
Ballet.

Other Authors:

Daynes, Katie.
McNicholas, Shelagh.
Mistry, Nilesh.

Notes:

Originally published in 2004 by Usborne Publishing Ltd., England.

Contents:

Being a ballet dancer -- Beginning ballet -- Warming up -- Ballet steps -- Telling a story -- Ballet school -- Ballet dancer's day -- Putting on a show -- Rehearsing -- Costumes -- Show -- Famous ballet stars -- Ballet stars scrapbook -- Ballet stories -- Sleepy Beauty -- Nutcracker -- Swan Lake -- Firebird -- Coppelia -- Cinderella.

Summary:

Introduces readers to the life of a ballet dancer and being in a show, provides brief profiles of some famous ballet dancers, and retells six famous ballet stories, including Sleeping Beauty, the Nutcracker, and the Firebird. This magical introduction to the world of ballet is for every child who dreams of being a ballerina. It takes readers on a journey from the first ballet steps to the excitement and wonder of putting on a show. This beautiful treasure also contains six of the most loved stories from the ballet.

ISBN:

9780794509361
0794509363

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

KIPB845 -- Hospers Public Library (Hospers)

GKPC851 -- Huxley Public Library (Huxley)

MBPE423 -- Robert W. Barlow Memorial Library (Iowa Falls)

JMPC081 -- Madrid Public Library (Madrid)

HPPD845 -- Orange City Public Library (Orange City)

SZPC124 -- Kothe Memorial Library (Parkersburg)

UBPC631 -- Webb Shadle Public Library (Pleasantville)

HQPD845 -- Rock Valley Public Library (Rock Valley)

HRPE845 -- Sioux Center Public Library (Sioux Center)

WSPF215 -- Spencer Public Library (Spencer)