Maria's Ballet Slippers


Book Description

Maria, an energetic and excited girl is seen dancing in her room along with the music coming from her music box. She imagines becoming a Ballerina and dancing in her beautiful slippers. A fun and inspiring story of a young girl following her dreams but most of all a story of empowerment!




Maria's Ballet Slippers


Book Description

Maria, an energetic and excited girl is seen dancing in her room along with the music coming from her music box. She imagines becoming a Ballerina and dancing in her beautiful slippers. A fun and inspiring story of a young girl following her dreams but most of all a story of empowerment!




Rosie's Ballet Slippers


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During her first ballet lesson, Rosie enthusiastically learns how to point her toes, do pliés and sautés, and dance like a butterfly.




The Magical Ballet Slippers


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All the ballerinas look forward to dancing with Fleur the prima ballerina. Fleur has magical ballet slippers and no one else must wear them. But before the grand ballet, Fleur's slippers go missing and the other girls promise to find them for her. Will each ballerina be able to resist trying them on ? [4e de couv.]




The Ballet Slippers


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When Emma, a young ballet student, loses her pink ballet slippers, she is worried about having to wear black ones that "only boys wear." When her ballet teacher, Miss Mary, learns that Emma is upset, she finds this the perfect opportunity to teach her students a valuable lesson-one not about ballet, but about life. Emma and her fellow ballet students discover the meaning of what Miss Mary has told them all along-"A ballet dancer is first and foremost one in their heart!" In "The Ballet Slippers," the compassionate, caring Miss Mary shares a lovely, warm and uplifting story that children and parents alike will love to read... again and again!




Who Was Maria Tallchief?


Book Description

Born in 1925, Maria Tallchief spent part of her childhood on an Osage reservation in Oklahoma. With the support of her family and world-renowned choreographer George Balanchine, she rose to the top of her art form to become America's first prima ballerina. Black-and-white illustrations provide visual sidebars to the history of ballet while taking readers through the life of this amazing dancer.







The Shoes


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Mara has been dancing ballet since she could walk, yet she is forever losing her ballet slippers and still struggles to get a nod of approval from her demanding dance instructor, Madame Sabrina. How do her older sisters make it look so easy? With the annual dance recital just a few weeks away, Mara is not even close to being ready... but she is determined to get there. While Mara is working hard to perfect her routine, an unexpected event threatens her brother Sam's upcoming baseball tournament. In an effort to help Sam, Mara comes up with a creative solution to save the day. In doing so, she may even learn something new about herself. But will she be able to pull it all off? Let's find out!




Dancershoes


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Dance with Rosie


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For use in schools and libraries only. Rosie tries to make up with her former best friend and get into ballet class after the sign-up deadline.