The Magic of the Ballet: The Nutcracker [Illustrated] [Hardcover]

Adele Geras (Author), Emma Chichester Clark (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: Magic of Ballet

Pure Christmas sparkle--and the ballet that almost always introduces children to the art. "Dreams are strange and wonderful things, and the dreams that are dreamed on Christmas Eve are the strangest and most wonderful of all." Join young Clara and her handsome Nutcracker Prince as they journey into the delightful Land of Sweets, where the candy dances and the Sugar Plum Fairy weaves her delicious spell.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

For budding balletomanes and fairytale fans, The Magic of the Ballet series brings to life The Nutcracker; Sleeping Beauty; Giselle; and Swan Lake retold by Adele Geras, illus. by Emma Chichester Clark. A brief description of classical ballet serves as a prologue to each story, and an afterword offers further facts surrounding each ballet (when it was first performed, who choreographed it, the author of the story, etc.). Geras adds her gift for storytelling to the mix; for instance, Sleeping Beauty is narrated by Carabosse (the bad fairy who places the sleeping curse on Aurora), the Lilac Fairy (who tempers Carabosse's curse), the prince and Aurora herself.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Gullane Children's Books; illustrated edition edition (June 30, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1862332363
• ISBN-13: 978-1862332362
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,478,202 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I was born in Jerusalem in 1944 and educated at Roedean School, Brighton and St Hilda's college, Oxford.
I've been writing books for children and young adults since 1976 and have published more than 90 titles.
I've also written four adult novels, published by Orion Books.
My website is at http://www.adelegeras.com