Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova
Laurel Snyder$15.29
$17.99
"Spare, poetic words sit as lightly as snowflakes."--Wall Street Journal
"An enchanting glimpse of a dancer whose name has come to be synonymous with her most famous role."--School Library Journal, starred review One night, young Anna's mother takes her to the ballet, and everything is changed. So begins the journey of a girl who will one day grow up to be the most famous prima ballerina of all time, inspiring legions of dancers after her: the brave, the generous, the transcendently gifted Anna Pavlova. Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova is a heartbreakingly beautiful picture book biography perfect for aspiring ballerinas of all ages.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 08/18/2015
ISBN: 9781452118901
Pages: 52
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 12.00h x 9.10w x 0.60d
Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Finalist
Award: Orbis Pictus Award - Honor Book
Award: Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) - Silver Medal Winner
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2015
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2015 pg. 44
Publishers Weekly 07/20/2015
School Library Journal 09/01/2015 pg. 182
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2015 pg. 132
Entertainment Weekly 10/16/2015 pg. 114
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 175719 / Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova
Reading Level: 2.5 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5
"An enchanting glimpse of a dancer whose name has come to be synonymous with her most famous role."--School Library Journal, starred review One night, young Anna's mother takes her to the ballet, and everything is changed. So begins the journey of a girl who will one day grow up to be the most famous prima ballerina of all time, inspiring legions of dancers after her: the brave, the generous, the transcendently gifted Anna Pavlova. Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova is a heartbreakingly beautiful picture book biography perfect for aspiring ballerinas of all ages.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 08/18/2015
ISBN: 9781452118901
Pages: 52
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 12.00h x 9.10w x 0.60d
Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Finalist
Award: Orbis Pictus Award - Honor Book
Award: Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) - Silver Medal Winner
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2015
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2015 pg. 44
Publishers Weekly 07/20/2015
School Library Journal 09/01/2015 pg. 182
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2015 pg. 132
Entertainment Weekly 10/16/2015 pg. 114
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 175719 / Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova
Reading Level: 2.5 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5