Sone Que Era Una Bailarina / I Dreamed I Was a Ballerina

from emleonard

What little girl doesn't dream of becoming a ballerina. The illustrations were very well and I liked how she put a little description at the bottom of the page explaining what the picture was. It was also nice how she included a little autobiography of herself at the end of the book and actually ...

from kitbraddick

A beautiful book by a beautiful dancer. Anna Pavlova, a ballet icon tells the story of her first experience with ballet and how she got her start. I love this for kids because they learn of someone like Anna Pavlova and don't think she could have ever been a little kid with a dream. This book may...

from Katina_DeBerry

After seeing her first ballet, Sleeping Beauty, Anna Pavlova realized that she wanted to become a ballerina. Anna was born in St. Petersburg Russia. She and her mother were very poor. Becoming a ballerina would be difficult for Anna not only because of her limited resources, but also because of h...

from vwhitt

This story held a special place in my heart. It is the biography of prima ballerina Anna Pavlova (1881-1931). She was inspired to take up ballet after her mother took her to see The Sleeping Beauty for the first time. The princess inspired Anna to twirl and want to dance so beautifully on a stage...

from kwolinski

Anna Pavlova tells her own childhood story of first seeing ballet performed. After watching the performance of Sleeping Beauty, she fell in love with the theater and performance. The beautiful water color painting illustrated by Edgar Degas give the reader a sense that he or she is actually there...