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Anna Pavlova
Author: Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara
Illustrated by: Sue Downing
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Little Anna fell in love with ballet after watching a performance with her mother. At the age of just nine-years-old, she auditioned for the famous Imperial Ballet! But… she was rejected.
The set-back didn’t stop Anna – she auditioned again a year later and was accepted into the company. Although ballet was her passion, it didn’t always come easily to her, and she worked fiercely to become the best.
After her training was complete, she performed across Russia and later formed her own company with which she toured the world. The story of Anna Pavlova, one of the greatest dancers to have ever lived, teaches us that with hard work, our talents can take us wherever we want to go.
This inspiring book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the star’s life.
Sue Downing
Sue Downing lives and works in a little eco house in Newcastle upon Tyne with her husband and two children. She loves to draw, design and make things. Since leaving Edinburgh College of art in the late 1990’s, she has worked as an illustrator, a product/licensed character developer, and a designer and maker of jewellery, greetings cards and wrapping paper, and many other things. Sue’s wide-ranging inspirations include knitted toys, Japanese design, Scandinavian Chic, Modernism, Dick Bruna and infographics. She’s drawn to anything that is quirky, humorous and minimal in design, as reflected in her brilliant illustrations.
Specs:
Extent: 32 pages
ISBN: US 9780711271128, UK 9780711271104
Size: 9.449in x 7.677in / 240mm x 195mm
Published: November 1, 2022
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