Ballet Shoes: A Story of Three Children on the Stage
Book Description
In the tradition of Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Little Princess come Noel Streatfeild's tales of triumph. In this story, three orphan girls vow to make a name for themselves and find their own special talents. With hard work, fame just may be in the stars! Originally published in 1937.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Book Information
Publisher | Puffin Books |
Binding | Paperback (94 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 240 |
ISBN-10 | 0140347178 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0140347173 |
Publication Date | 05/13/1991 |
The Creators
About Ruth Gervis (Illustrator) : Ruth Gervis is a published illustrator of young adult books. A published credit of Ruth Gervis is Ballet Shoes (Puffin Books).
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1/6/2008 Felicity Hansen said:
tags: I recommend, Inspired me
This story of three girls who become sisters by accident (they were collected by an eccentric professor) is set in pre-war London. It stresses that all girls have a gift or talent, and that they need to use this in order to make their way in the world - a remarkably modern idea for the times! The ... more
tags: I recommend, Inspired me
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