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The Random House Book of Stories from the Ballet Hardcover Book
Used Hardcover Book. In this attractive book, ten of the world's best-known ballets, including The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker, Romeo and Juliet, and Cinderella, are introduced to young readers. The essence of a ballet production is successfully captured by the full-color illustrations, which exuberantly portray each story's setting, and the writing style, which maintains the original flavor of both the tales and ballets. Children who love to attend ballets, take ballet lessons, or like to read fairy tales will delight in this treasury. There is no more elegant or comprehensive introduction to the ballet than this enchanting book. From Swan Lake to The Sleeping Beauty, the plots of 10 beloved ballets (The Nutcracker, The Firebird, Giselle, etc.) are set forth in Geraldine McCaughrean's dramatic prose in The Random House Book of Stories from the Ballet; Angela Barrett's finely detailed artwork-elaborate borders, evocative spot pictures and full-page paintings-ranges from haunting to comic. The most recent ballets covered are Romeo and Juliet, Petrouchka, and The Firebird. The reteller presents them as short stories complete with dialogue and thoughts. She does a credible job of briefly and accurately presenting the plots in a way that should hold the interest of readers who have no background on the subject. Barrett's handsome illustrations have a 19th-century, old-fashioned look. They include lots of period detail, and are done predominately in pastels, gold, orange, and dark blue. They look just like ballets in their detailed design and pretty colors.
$24.95 • The Random House Book of Stories from the Ballet Hardcover Book
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