Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring (Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children (Awards)). This item is unavailable.
Greenberg, Jan; Jordan, Sandra
Language: English
Published by U.S.A.: Flash Point, 2010
Series: Book 9 of 11 - Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children (Awards)
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- Hardcover
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Fine copy in hardcover with fine jacket. Inscribed by Greenberg on title page.
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- Title
- Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring (Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children (Awards))
- Author
- Greenberg, Jan; Jordan, Sandra
- Publisher
- U.S.A.: Flash Point
- Publication year
- 2010
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Fine
- Signed
- Inscribed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1596433388
- ISBN 13
- 9781596433380
- Illustrator
- Floca, Brian
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Series
- Book 9 of 11: Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children (Awards)
- Seller catalogs
- childrens, Dance
A picture book about the making of Martha Graham's Appalachian Spring, her most famous dance performance
Martha Graham : trailblazing choreographer
Aaron Copland : distinguished American composer
Isamu Noguchi : artist, sculptor, craftsman
Award-winning authors Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan tell the story behind the scenes of the collaboration that created APPALACHIAN SPRING, from its inception through the score's composition to Martha's intense rehearsal process. The authors' collaborator is two-time Sibert Honor winner Brian Floca, whose vivid watercolors bring both the process and the performance to life.
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About the Author
JAN GREENBERG and SANDRA JORDAN are the authors of many distinguished books about art, including ACTION JACKSON and CHRISTO AND JEANNE-CLAUDE: Through the Gates and Beyond. Ms. Greenberg lives in St. Louis, MO. Ms. Jordan lives in New York, NY.
BRIAN FLOCA has written and/or illustrated over a dozen books, including MOONSHOT: The Flight of Apollo 11 and LIGHTSHIP (Sibert Award Honor Books). A native of Texas, Brian lives in Brooklyn, NY.
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