Angelina and the Princess (Angelina Ballerina) - Hardcover

Holabird, Katharine; Craig, Helen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670060852 ISBN 13: 9780670060856

Publisher: Viking Childrens Books, 2006

Synopsis

Available for the first time from Viking, Angelina and the Princess and Angelina on Stage are two beloved Angelina Ballerina stories. In Angelina and the Princess, Angelina hopes to dance the starring role, but instead is cast in a tiny part. She is so disappointed that she wants to quit ballet. Eventually, though, she decides to work hard for her friends in the performance. Angelina's decision leads to an unexpected turn of events--and a happy ending for everyone.

About this title

Review:

"The illustrations are extraordinary, and the book should delight balletomanes."--Horn Book.

-The illustrations are extraordinary, and the book should delight balletomanes.---Horn Book.

About the Author:

Katharine Holabird's first Angelina Ballerina book was published in 1983. After graduating from the Francis Parker School in Chicago, Katharine attended Bennington College in Vermont. She received a B.A. in Literature from Bennington in 1969, and then worked as a literary editor at the college for a year. The following year she went to Italy, where she became a freelance journalist. In 1974, Katharine married and moved with her husband, Michael Haggiag, to London, England where she lives today with her family.

About this edition

• Publisher: Viking Childrens Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0670060852
• ISBN 13: 9780670060856
• Binding: Hardcover