Book Description
A version of the famous tale reset in Fort Davis, Texas, in 1883, in which young Centennia helps break the spell on her toy soldier nutcracker and watches it change into a handsome prince. Includes facts about Fort Davis.
Author : Jennifer Coleman
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,39 MB
Release : 2018
Category : JUVENILE FICTION
ISBN : 9781455623310
A version of the famous tale reset in Fort Davis, Texas, in 1883, in which young Centennia helps break the spell on her toy soldier nutcracker and watches it change into a handsome prince. Includes facts about Fort Davis.
Author : Chris Barton
Publisher : Millbrook Press
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 31,6 MB
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1467788481
Every December, The Nutcracker comes to life in theaters all across the United States. But how did this 19th-century Russian ballet become such a big part of the holidays in 21st-century America? Meet Willam, Harold, and Lew Christensen, three small-town Utah boys who caught the ballet bug in the early 1900s. They performed on vaudeville and took part in the New York City dance scene. Russian immigrants shared the story of The Nutcracker with them, and during World War II, they staged their own Christmastime production in San Francisco. It was America's first full-length version and the beginning of a delightful holiday tradition.
Author : Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann
Publisher :
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 39,17 MB
Release : 1876
Category : German fiction
ISBN :
Author : New York City Ballet
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 32,74 MB
Release : 2016-09-20
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1481458299
"For the first time, this beloved holiday story is told based on George Balanchine's quintessential production. The storyline mimics the choreography of the famous ballet and the illustrations are inspired by the backdrops and scenery from the actual New York City Ballet production"--
Author : Nikki Mildren
Publisher :
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 12,82 MB
Release : 2012-10-19
Category :
ISBN : 9780615680965
Have you ever wondered what it is like to be in The Nutcracker? Or what happens backstage before the curtain rises? The Making of the Nutcraker invites you to come along on a special journey with Texas Ballet Theater. You’ll go from auditions, rehearsals and amazing costumes to the theater, the big stage, and the excitement of Opening Night. Join us and discover the magical experience of performing in The Nutcracker.
Author : Jennifer Homans
Publisher : Random House
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 33,57 MB
Release : 2010-11-02
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0679603905
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, LOS ANGELES TIMES, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY For more than four hundred years, the art of ballet has stood at the center of Western civilization. Its traditions serve as a record of our past. Lavishly illustrated and beautifully told, Apollo’s Angels—the first cultural history of ballet ever written—is a groundbreaking work. From ballet’s origins in the Renaissance and the codification of its basic steps and positions under France’s Louis XIV (himself an avid dancer), the art form wound its way through the courts of Europe, from Paris and Milan to Vienna and St. Petersburg. In the twentieth century, émigré dancers taught their art to a generation in the United States and in Western Europe, setting off a new and radical transformation of dance. Jennifer Homans, a historian, critic, and former professional ballerina, wields a knowledge of dance born of dedicated practice. Her admiration and love for the ballet, as Entertainment Weekly notes, brings “a dancer’s grace and sure-footed agility to the page.”
Author : Iain Lawrence
Publisher : Laurel Leaf
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 41,57 MB
Release : 2009-01-16
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0307537897
Ten-year-old Johnny eagerly plays at war with the army of nutcracker soldiers his toymaker father whittles for him. He demolishes imaginary foes. But in 1914 Germany looms as the real enemy of Europe, and all too soon Johnny’s father is swept up in the war to end all wars. He proudly enlists with his British countrymen to fight at the front in France. The war, though, is nothing like what any soldier or person at home expected. The letters that arrive from Johnny’s dad reveal the ugly realities of combat — and the soldiers he carves and encloses begin to bear its scars. Still, Johnny adds these soldiers to his armies of Huns, Tommies, and Frenchmen, engaging them in furious fights. But when these games seem to foretell his dad’s real battles, Johnny thinks he possesses godlike powers over his wooden men. He fears he controls his father’s fate, the lives of all the soldiers in no-man’s land, and the outcome of the war itself.
Author : Emma Helbrough
Publisher : Usborne Publishing Ltd
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 22,83 MB
Release : 2015-07-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1474904947
Clara's adventure begins on Christmas Eve with an amazing present - a magic doll. Soon she is flying in a sleigh to the Land of Sweets where she meets the Sugarplum Fairy... An enchanting retelling of the classic story, written for children beginning to read alone. "Irresistible for children learning to read." - Child Education Plus
Author : Jennifer Coleman
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 35,63 MB
Release : 2021-10-11
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1455626171
In this colorful tale of the food culture of cattle drives in the 1800s, chuckwagon chef Cookie takes young readers along on a rootin'-tootin' adventure. The days start at three o'clock in the morning, when Cookie makes coffee so thick "you could float a horseshoe on it!" With informational sidebars, a historical note, bibliography, and glossary for cowboy food terms such as "calf slobbers" and "swamp seed," this spirited picture book brings the tastes and smells of the Old West alive!
Author : E. T. A. Hoffmann
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 18,41 MB
Release : 1996-07-11
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0486291537
After hearing how her toy nutcracker got his ugly face, a little girl helps break the spell he is under and watches him change into a handsome prince.