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

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.

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

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Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader 5.2.

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