Ballet Stories (The Classics)

Ballet Stories (The Classics)

by Lisa Kopper (Author), Margaret Greaves (Author), Margaret Greaves (Author), Lisa Kopper (Author)

Synopsis

Beloved by all little girls, ballet stories enchant and open a world of magic. This collection of eight favourite ballet stories is filled with that magic and promise. The stories and sparkling illustrations will delight for years.

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More Information

Format: Illustrated::Abridged::Box set::Large Print::Audio
Pages: 72
Edition: Revised
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Published: 04 Sep 2014

ISBN 10: 1847805809
ISBN 13: 9781847805805
Children’s book age: 5-7 Years

Media Reviews

'All the romance and tragedy which fuels these stories and makes them perfect for performance is heightened in Margaret Greaves's lyrical retellings'


`This is a really stunning book with beautiful, magical illustrations that really bring each story to life.'


The colored-pencil and watercolor illustrations throughout are delicate and lovely . . .


Each story is beautifully told and captures the spirit of the tales perfectly, while the delightful illustrations help to make this a perfect gift book.

The colored-pencil and watercolor illustrations throughout are delicate and lovely . . .

'All the romance and tragedy which fuels these stories and makes them perfect for performance is heightened in Margaret Greaves' s lyrical retellings'

` This is a really stunning book with beautiful, magical illustrations that really bring each story to life.'

Author Bio
Lisa Kopper was born in Chicago and studied painting and sculpture at Carnegie-Mellon University. She moved to England in 1970. She has illustrated over 100 children's books, including the Jafta series, which won her an international reputation for multicultural work. Daisy is a Mummy was shortlisted for the 1996 Kate Greenaway Medal.

Margaret Greaves was educated at St Hugh's College, Oxford, and taught English in schools and at St Mary's College of Education, Cheltenham. Margaret died in 1993.