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Who Was Maria Tallchief?

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Who Was Maria Tallchief?

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Born in 1925, Maria Tallchief spent part of her childhood on an Osage reservation in Oklahoma. With the support of her family and world-renowned choreographer George Balanchine, she rose to the top of her art form to become America's first prima ballerina. Black-and-white illustrations provide visual sidebars to the history of ballet while taking readers through the life of this amazing dancer.

Author Biography:

Catherine Gourley is an award-winning author and editor of books for children and young adults. Many of her nonfiction books explore the media and popular culture, including women issues. At present,she is the project director for Letters About Literature, a reading and writing promotion program of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress,and isthe principal curriculum writer for The Story of Movies, a visual literacy educational outreach program of the The Film Foundation, Los Angeles. She lives in Pennsylvania.
Release date Australia
July 22nd, 2002
Contributor
  • Illustrated by Val Paul Taylor
Pages
112
Interest Age
From 8 to 12 years
Audience
  • Children / Juvenile
Dimensions
135x194x6
ISBN-13
9780448426754
Product ID
10686361

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