Invitation to Ballet: A Celebration of Dance and Degas

by Carolyn Vaughan and Dashka Slater

In this invitation to ballet, young readers learn all about what happens in ballet class. Works of art by French impressionist Edgar Degas bring the ballet vividly to life, while illustrations by Rachel Isadora picture modern-day girls and boys practicing ballet positions and steps. Complete with a brief history of ballet and a biography of Edgar Degas, Invitation to Ballet is sure to delight every child who dreams of one day becoming a world-class...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1419702602
• ISBN13: 9781419702600
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.8" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4