The Nutcracker Comes to America: How Three Ballet-Loving Brothers Created a Holiday Tradition

by Chris Barton

Every December, The Nutcracker comes to life in theaters all across the United States. But how did this 19th-century Russian ballet become such a big part of the holidays in 21st-century America?

Meet Willam, Harold, and Lew Christensen, three small-town Utah boys who caught the ballet bug from an uncle in the early 1900s. They performed alongside elephants and clowns on vaudeville, immersed themselves in the New York...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467721514
• ISBN13: 9781467721516
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Millbrook Press (Tm)
• Length: 36 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.5" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 7 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 6