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Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova
By Laurel Snyder and Julie Morstad
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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The world is big.
Anna is small.
The snow is
everywhere
and all around.
But one night . . .
One night, her mother takes her to the ballet, and everything is changed. Anna finds a beauty inside herself that she cannot contain.
So begins the journey of a girl who will one day grow up to be the most famous prima ballerina of all time, inspiring legions of dancers after her: the brave, the generous, the transcendently gifted Anna Pavlova. Beautiful, inspirational, and triumphant, Anna Pavlova's life is masterfully captured in this exquisite picture book.
Anna is small.
The snow is
everywhere
and all around.
But one night . . .
One night, her mother takes her to the ballet, and everything is changed. Anna finds a beauty inside herself that she cannot contain.
So begins the journey of a girl who will one day grow up to be the most famous prima ballerina of all time, inspiring legions of dancers after her: the brave, the generous, the transcendently gifted Anna Pavlova. Beautiful, inspirational, and triumphant, Anna Pavlova's life is masterfully captured in this exquisite picture book.
Author
Laurel Snyder
Laurel Snyder is the author of many books for children, including the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award–winning Charlie & Mouse. She lives and writes in a small yellow house in Atlanta, Georgia, which she shares with her husband and two sons.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This book is beautiful! The illustrations steal the show, but the text about young Anna working through adversity to get what she wants and then sharing her passion with the world doesn't drag the pictures down at all.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The writing and illustrations themselves are evocative of Anna Pavlova herself! Very beautiful and could be a great inspiration for young dancers.
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