Title:
Ballet shoes : a story of three children on the stage
Author:
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Edition:
New edition.
Publication Date:
2007
Publication Information:
London [England] : Orion Children's Books, 2007.
Physical Description:
184 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
ISBN:
9781842556795
Abstract:
Determined to make a name for themselves, three adopted sisters living in London train for the ballet and the stage and in the process discover that each has a special talent.
General Note:
Originally published: London: Dent, 1936.
Contents:
Great-uncle Matthew and his fossils -- The boarders -- The Fossil family makes a vow -- Madame Fidolia and the dancing class -- The children's academy of dancing -- Petrova has influenza and makes a friend -- Maeterlinck's 'blue bird' -- The matinee -- Pauline wants a new frock -- The audition -- Pauline learns a lesson -- August -- The clothes problem again -- 'A midsummer night's dream' -- Independence at fourteen -- 'Richard the Third' -- Making a picture -- Posy -- Gum comes back.
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Language:
English
