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Who Was Maria Tallchief?

Who Was... ?

by Catherine Gourley; Val Paul Taylor (Illustrator); Nancy Harrison (Illustrator)

Synopsis

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.

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Book Information

Copyright year 2002
ISBN-13 9780448426754
ISBN-10 0448426757
Class Copyright
Publisher Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Subject Biography & Autobiography;Juvenile Nonfiction;Social Science
File Size 20 MB
Number of Pages 112
Shelf No. KV728
Grade Range 3 - 7
Ages 8 - 12
Lexile 740L