Ballet of the Elephants
Title | Ballet of the Elephants PDF eBook |
Author | Leda Schubert |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Total Pages | 46 |
Release | 2006-04-04 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9781596430754 |
Describes the circus and the ballet of fifty elephants and dancers choreographed by George Ballanchine in 1942.
Ballet of the Elephants
Title | Ballet of the Elephants PDF eBook |
Author | Leda Schubert |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Total Pages | 46 |
Release | 2006-04-04 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1596430753 |
Describes the circus and the ballet of fifty elephants and dancers choreographed by George Ballanchine in 1942.
Elephants Don't Do Ballet
Title | Elephants Don't Do Ballet PDF eBook |
Author | Penny McKinlay |
Publisher | White Lion Publishing |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Ballerinas |
ISBN | 9780711211308 |
When Esmeralda the elephant wants to be a ballerina, Mummy's not so sure - after all, elephants don't do ballet. But Esmeralda always gets what she wants, so she joins a ballet class and proves that elephants can do ballet.
Elephant Dance
Title | Elephant Dance PDF eBook |
Author | Theresa Heine |
Publisher | Barefoot Books |
Total Pages | 52 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9781841489179 |
Listen along with Ravi to Grandfather's captivating stories about India, where the sun is like a ferocious tiger and monsoon rains cascade like waterfalls. Notes after the story include facts about India's animals, food, culture and religion, and a simple elephant dance music score. AGES:4 to 10 years ILLUSTRATIONS: Colour
When the Elephants Dance
Title | When the Elephants Dance PDF eBook |
Author | Tess Uriza Holthe |
Publisher | Penguin |
Total Pages | 385 |
Release | 2003-06-24 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0142002887 |
“Papa explains the war like this: ‘When the elephants dance, the chickens must be careful.’ The great beasts, as they circle one another, shaking the trees and trumpeting loudly, are the Amerikanos and the Japanese as they fight. And our Philippine Islands? We are the small chickens.” Once in a great while comes a storyteller who can illuminate worlds large and small, magical and true to life. When the Elephants Dance introduces us to the incandescent voice of Tess Uriza Holthe, who sets her remarkable first novel in the waning days of World War II, as the Japanese and the Americans engage in a fierce battle for possession of the Philippine Islands. The Karangalan family and their neighbors huddle for survival in the cellar of a house a few miles from Manila. Outside the safety of their little refuge the war rages on—fiery bombs torch the beautiful Filipino countryside, Japanese soldiers round up and interrogate innocent people, and from the hills guerillas wage a desperate campaign against the enemy. Inside the cellar, these men, women, and children put their hopes and dreams on hold as they wait out the war, only emerging to look for food, water, and medicine. Through the eyes of three narrators, thirteen-year-old Alejandro Karangalan, his spirited older sister Isabelle, and Domingo, a passionate guerilla commander, we see how ordinary people must learn to live in the midst of extraordinary uncertainty, how they must find hope for survival where none seems to exist. They find this hope in the dramatic history of the Philippine Islands and the passion and bravery of its people. Crowded together in the cellar, the Karangalans and their friends and neighbors tell magical stories to one another based on Filipino myth and legend to fuel their courage, pass the time, and teach important lessons. The group is held spellbound by these stories, which feature a dazzling array of ghosts, witches, supernatural creatures, and courageous Filipinos who changed the course of history with their actions. These profoundly moving stories transport the listeners from the chaos of the war around them and give them new resolve to fight on. With When the Elephants Dance Holthe has not only written a gripping narrative of how Alejandro, Isabelle, Domingo and their community fight for survival, but a loving tribute to the magical realism that infuses Filipino culture. The stories shared by her characters are based on the same tales handed down to Holthe from her Filipino father and lola, her grandmother. This stunning debut novel is the first to celebrate in such richness and depth the spirit of the Filipino people and their fascinating story and marks the introduction of a talented new author who will join the ranks of writers such as Arundhati Roy, Manil Suri, and Amy Tan.
1 Little, 2 Little, 3 Little Elephants
Title | 1 Little, 2 Little, 3 Little Elephants PDF eBook |
Author | Baby Genius |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | 18 |
Release | 2015-07-28 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1501113615 |
Frankie the Elephant and her friends star in the first-ever Baby Genius ballet recital. Each page includes charming illustrations featuring one little, two little, three little...up to ten little dancing elephants. Readers are invited to count the elephants on each page and to point out interesting details in the illustrations.
Ballet for Martha
Title | Ballet for Martha PDF eBook |
Author | Jan Greenberg |
Publisher | Flash Point |
Total Pages | 52 |
Release | 2010-08-03 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1466818611 |
A picture book about the making of Martha Graham's Appalachian Spring, her most famous dance performance Martha Graham : trailblazing choreographer Aaron Copland : distinguished American composer Isamu Noguchi : artist, sculptor, craftsman Award-winning authors Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan tell the story behind the scenes of the collaboration that created APPALACHIAN SPRING, from its inception through the score's composition to Martha's intense rehearsal process. The authors' collaborator is two-time Sibert Honor winner Brian Floca, whose vivid watercolors bring both the process and the performance to life.