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The Nutcracker comes to America : how three ballet-loving brothers created a holiday tradition  Cover Image Book Book

The Nutcracker comes to America : how three ballet-loving brothers created a holiday tradition / Chris Barton, illustrated by Cathy Gendron.

Barton, Chris. (Author). Gendron, Cathy, (illustrator.).

Summary:

"Meet William, Harold, and Lew Christensen, three small-town Utah boys who caught the ballet bug in the early 1900s. They performed on vaudeville and took part in the New York City dance scene. Russian immigrants shared the story of The Nutcracker with them, and during World War II, they staged their own Christmastime production in San Francisco. It was America's first full-length version and the beginning of a ... holiday tradition"--Amazon.com.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781467721516 (lb : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 1467721514 (lb : alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: One volume : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
  • Publisher: Minneapolis, MN : Millbrook Press, 2015.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader 5.2.
Subject: Nutcracker (Choreographic work) > History > Juvenile literature.
Nutcracker (Choreographic work)
Nutcracker (Choreographic work)
Christmas > United States > Juvenile literature.
Ballet.
Christmas.
Brothers and sisters.
Christmas.
United States.
Genre: History.
Juvenile works.

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Homer Public Library J 792.842 BAR (Text) 000135529 Children's Library -- Nonfiction Available -


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