The White Ballets

By Rajka Kupesic

Book Overview

Possibly the best-loved of all ballets are Giselle, La Bayadere and Swan Lake. Known as the White Ballets, they each tell stories of ethereal creatures suspended somewhere between heaven and earth. Rajka Kupesic has retold these three magical stories: Giselle, the peasant girl who is compelled to dance and fears that she will become a spirit maiden in the afterlife; Nikiya, the beautiful temple dancer who breaks tradition when she falls in love with a warrior; and the infamous Swan Lake. Set against breathtaking art, this is a stunning illustrated adaptation.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0887769233
• ISBN13: 9780887769238
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Tundra Books (NY)
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.9" x 11.2"
• Age Range: 3 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2