The Girl Who Wanted to Dance

by Amy Ehrlich

The call to self expression haunts a delicate, poignant tale about family and art, love and longing -- and the ineffable tie between parent and child. Clara lives with her father and grandmother in a little village. More than anything, Clara loves to dance, but her father has had too much sadness in his life to abide dancing. When Clara sees a troupe of dancers performing in the village one June day, she is enchanted enough to follow their wagons...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763613452
• ISBN13: 9780763613457
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 10.7" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4