Delphie and the Magic Ballet Shoes (Magic Ballerina: Delphie Series #1)

by Darcey Bussell

Overview

Prima Ballerina Darcey Bussell takes you on a captivating journey to a faraway land of ballet and magic, the wonderful world of Enchantia! The first of a sparkly new series for all young girls who dream of being a ballerina, or simply love to dance…

Delphie’s greatest dream is to become a ballerina, and she can't quite believe it when she is invited to join the new ballet school. But there's more to Madame Zarakova's than it at first seems and with the help of some very special ballet shoes, Delphie finds herself spinning into a whole new world…

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780007373000
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	09/21/2012
Series:	Magic Ballerina: Delphie Series , #1
Sold by:	HarperCollins Publishers
Format:	eBook
Pages:	96
Sales rank:	705,413
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Darcey Bussell joined the Royal Ballet School when she was 13 and, despite starting later than most of the other students, became a Principal of the Royal Ballet at just 19, at the time the youngest ballerina ever to be given this honour. Darcey received both the OBE and CBE awards during her time with the Royal Ballet, and since officially retiring in 2007 she has teamed up with Katherine Jenkins in the phenomenally successful ‘Viva la Diva’. In 2012 she joined the judging panel of the BBC’s ‘Strictly Come Dancing’. She is married with two daughters.

Darcey Bussell joined the Royal Ballet School when she was 13 and, despite starting later than most of the other students, became a Principal of the Royal Ballet at just 19, at the time the youngest ballerina ever to be given this honour. Darcey received both the OBE and CBE awards during her time with the Royal Ballet, and since officially retiring in 2007 she has teamed up with Katherine Jenkins in the phenomenally successful Viva la Diva. She is married with two daughters.

Editorial Reviews

Young balletomanes will love the details, and they’ll recognize the singular joy that Delphie finds in dancing....whimsical line drawings, including a full map of Enchantia, bolster the story, and a final spread offers instruction in the basic ballet positions.

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