Favorite stories of the ballet
By: James Riordan ; illustrated by Victor Ambrus ; foreword by Rudolf Nureyev.
Contributors: Ambrus, Victor G., ill.
Publisher: Rand McNally
Published: 1984
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 124
Subjects: Ballets -- Stories, plots, etc. -- Juvenile literature.; Ballets -- Stories, plots, etc.
Description: An illustrated retelling of seven stories that have been the basis of famous ballets with notes on the origins of each story and on the music composed for them. Includes "Petrushka," "Swan Lake," "Cinderella," "Giselle," "The Nutcracker," "Stone Flower," and "Sleeping Beauty."
Notes: Bibliography: p. 123-124.