Frogs and the Ballet

by Donald Elliott

Book Overview

Shows how much lies behind the seemingly effortless movements on stage. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0876450990
• ISBN13: 9780876450994
• Release Date: January 1979
• Publisher: Harvard Common Press
• Length: 57 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

My childhood favorite!!

My uncle gave me this book when I was around 10 or 12. I had been studying ballet through my whole childhood. I read and re-read this book (and still do sometimes). It gives useful information in a humorous way. I would hear my teachers say these French words over and over in class but this book was the first time I actually saw how the words were spelled. It is a must have for any young ballerina!!

Frogs and the Ballet

Frogs and the Ballet, written by Donald Elliot, is a fun, witty and yet serious book of ballet. Detailed illustrations by Clinton Arrowood create a book that all lovers of ballet can enjoy. Whether they are a professional, or a first year student, or whether they take ballet at all.

Ballet Like You've Never Seen it Before!

What a lovely book! It comically brings to life the ballet positions and steps using expressive frogs and humorous phrases to do so. The creative art is a fresh look at classical ballet, and all readers will come away with a new view of dance! This fantasia-like book is a must have for anyone who loves ballet!