num_pages: 128
description: A ten-year-old student at the School of American Ballet in New York describes her classes and the preparation for and performance of her role in the ballet "The Nutcracker."
language: English
title: A Very Young Dancer
titlecomplete: A Very Young Dancer
genres: Biography, Picture Books, Juvenile, Nonfiction, Sports, Childrens, Christmas, Art, Biography Memoir, Photography
ratings_count: 636
awards: awardedAt: 284025600000
name: Garden State Book Award
category: Nonfiction Grades 2-5
publisher: Knopf