The Little Ballerina And Her Dancing Horse

Author : Gelsey Kirkland
Publisher : Doubleday Books
ISBN 13 : 9780385469784
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Little Ballerina and Her Dancing Horse written by Gelsey Kirkland and published by Doubleday Books. This book was released on 1993 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eleven-year-old Rosie must choose between the two things she loves most--ballet and horseback riding.

Author : Katharine Ross
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 9780679849155
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Little Ballerina written by Katharine Ross and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1996 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Little Ballerina practices hard with the others in her class and experiences the thrill of a big dance recital.

Author : Fiona Watt
Publisher : Usborne Books
ISBN 13 : 9780746077337
Total Pages : 10 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Little Ballerina Dancing Book written by Fiona Watt and published by Usborne Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Thomas Jefferson to John Rawls, justice has been at the center of America's self-image and national creed. At the same time, for many of its peoples-from African slaves and European immigrants to women and the poor-the American experience has been defined by injustice: oppression, disenfranchisement, violence, and prejudice. In Identity and the Failure of America, "John Michael explores the contradictions between a mythic national identity promising justice to all and the realities of a divided, hierarchical, and frequently iniquitous history and social order. Through a series of insightful readings, Michael analyzes such cultural moments as the epic dramatization of the tension between individual ambition and communal complicity in Moby-Dick, "attempts to effect social change through sympathy in the novels of Lydia Marie Child and Harriet Beecher Stowe, Ralph Waldo Emerson's antislavery activism and Frederick Douglass's long fight for racial equity, and the divisive figures of John Brown and Nat Turner in American letters and memory. Focusing on exemplary instances when the nature of the United States as an essentially conflicted nation turned to force, Michael ultimately posits the development of a more cosmopolitan American identity, one that is more fully and justly imagined in response to the nation's ethical failings at home and abroad. John Michael is professor of English and of visual and cultural studies at the University of Rochester. He is the author of Anxious Intellects: Academic Professionals, Public Intellectuals, and Enlightenment Values and Emerson "and Skepticism: The Cipher of the World."

Author : Mary Ellen Snodgrass
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313345651
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beating the Odds written by Mary Ellen Snodgrass and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2008-08-30 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many famous people have overcome difficult circumstances and gone on to become successful in their fields. This book profiles the lives of 75 courageous and persistent people who have triumphed over adversity. These individuals have conquered a range of problems, including physical, psychological, social, and economic handicaps. Individuals profiled come from a range of professions and reflect battles against religious prejudice, medical conditions, eating disorders, poverty, and other social ills. Among the people profiled are Mitch Albom, Hillary Clinton, Magic Johnson, Stephen King, Greg Louganis, and Henry Winkler. The volume includes an historical timeline, a list of relevant films documenting the achievements of these superstars, and a general bibliography. Some of the most successful people in our society have overcome great odds in order to achieve their dreams. Through courage and persistence, they have triumphed over a range of adversities and serve as models for students faced with similar circumstances. This book profiles the struggles and accomplishments of 75 such individuals from all walks of life. Each entry highlights the physical, psychological, social, or economic struggles of the person and discusses how the person won their battle against adversity. Among the individuals profiled are: Mitch Albom, Roseanne Barr, Sandra Cisneros, Hillary Clinton, Pat Conroy, Michael J. Fox, Magic Johnson, Stephen King, Greg Louganis, Jessica Lynch, Colin Powell, Salman Rushdie, Martin Sheen, Henry Winkler, and many more. The volume closes with an historical timeline, a list of films related to the achievements of these superstars, and a general bibliography. In addition to inspiring students to succeed against all odds, the book promotes respect for diversity and explores a host of social issues related to religious prejudice, eating disorders, medical conditions, poverty, and other concerns.

Author : Greg Lawrence
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1429975180
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jackie as Editor written by Greg Lawrence and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2011-01-04 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An absorbing chronicle of a much overlooked chapter in Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis's life—her nineteen-year editorial career History remembers Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis as the consummate first lady, the nation's tragic widow, the millionaire's wife, and, of course, the quintessential embodiment of elegance. Her biographers, however, skip over an equally important stage in her life: her nearly twenty year long career as a book editor. Jackie as Editor is the first book to focus exclusively on this remarkable woman's editorial career. At the age of forty-six, one of the most famous women in the world went to work for the first time in twenty-two years. Greg Lawrence, who had three of his books edited by Jackie, draws from interviews with more than 125 of her former collaborators and acquaintances in the publishing world to examine one of the twentieth century's most enduring subjects of fascination through a new angle: her previously untouted skill in the career she chose. Over the last third of her life, Jackie would master a new industry, weather a very public professional scandal, and shepherd more than a hundred books through the increasingly corporate halls of Viking and Doubleday, publishing authors as diverse as Diana Vreeland, Louis Auchincloss, George Plimpton, Bill Moyers, Dorothy West, Naguib Mahfouz, and even Michael Jackson. Jackie as Editor gives intimate new insights into the life of a complex and enigmatic woman who found fulfillment through her creative career during book publishing's legendary Golden Age, and, away from the public eye, quietly defined life on her own terms.

Author : William Kuhn
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0307744655
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reading Jackie written by William Kuhn and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2011-11-29 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis never wrote a memoir, but she told her life story and revealed herself in intimate ways through the nearly 100 books she brought into print as an editor at Viking and Doubleday during the last two decades of her life. Many Americans regarded Jackie as the paragon of grace, but few knew her as the woman sitting on her office floor laying out illustrations, or flying to California to persuade Michael Jackson to write his autobiography. William Kuhn provides a behind-the-scenes look at Jackie at work: commissioning books and nurturing authors, helping to shape stories that spoke to her. Based on archives and interviews with her authors, colleagues, and friends, Reading Jackie reveals the serious and the mischievous woman underneath the glamorous public image.

Author : Dandi Daley Mackall
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1599906279
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dreams of a Dancing Horse written by Dandi Daley Mackall and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2011-10-11 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fred, a plow horse on an Oklahoma farm, dreams of being Federico the Dancing Horse, but his antics cause trouble and he is sent away, to seek not only his dream but a home where he might truly belong.

Author : Maria Tallchief
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0142300187
Total Pages : 33 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tallchief written by Maria Tallchief and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2001-10-01 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growing up on the Osage Indian reservation, Maria Tallchief was a gifted pianist and dancer. According to Osage tradition, women are not permitted to dance, but Maria's parents recognized her gifts and allowed her to break the rule. Then when Maria reached the age of twelve, her father told her it was time to choose between her two loves. Maria chose ballet. It was a decision that would change not only the course of her life, but the face of classical ballet in America. The fascinating story of Maria Tallchief's rise to become America's prima ballerina will captivate young readers.

Author : Maryann Macdonald
Publisher : Imprint
ISBN 13 : 1250220807
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Little Dancers: Showtime! written by Maryann Macdonald and published by Imprint. This book was released on 2018-08-28 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The little dancers are ready to shine on stage! Miss Amy’s ballet studio is putting on a dance performance called the Butterfly Ball. Rosa and her four friends rehearse leaping, balancing, and twirling to perfect their dances for the recital! But when Rosa's audition goes awry, she is cast in a disappointing role. Rosa feels like all her hard work was for nothing, until her friends help her discover her small part is of great importance. Rosa feels as beautiful as a butterfly . . . and maybe even more special! Illustrated by Belle & Boo creator Mandy Sutcliffe, The Little Dancers: Showtime! is a lovely picture book about friendship, self-esteem, and the magic of dance. An Imprint Book

Author : Jill Krementz
Publisher : Yearling Books
ISBN 13 : 9780440492122
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Very Young Dancer written by Jill Krementz and published by Yearling Books. This book was released on 1986-08-01 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Photographs of a ten-year-old student in George Balanchine's School of American Ballet, supplemented by her descriptions of her feelings and experiences, provide insight to the excitement and hard work involved in auditioning and rehearsing for and playin