Ballet shoes : a story of three children on the stage
Noel Streatfeild
Bok · Engelsk · 1995 · Roman
| Medvirkende | Gervis, Ruth (illustratør)
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| Utgitt | London : Puffin , 1995 (1.utg.1936)
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| Omfang | 235 s. : ill.
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| Utgave | 70th anniversary ed.
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| Opplysninger | Engelsk tekst. - Ballet Shoes tells the story of Pauline, Petrova and Posy Fossil, who were adopted as babies by Great Uncle Matthew "Gum". Pauline was the only survivor from a shipwrecked boat, Petrova the orphaned child of a Russian couple, and Posy the daughter of a widowed ballet dancer. They are looked after by Gum's great-niece, Sylvia, and her old nurse, Nana. When Gum goes away on an extended journey, money becomes tight, and Syliva decides to take in boarders. Two of the boarders, Doctor Smith and Doctor Jakes, take over the education of the children. Doctor Jakes tells Pauline that "the three of you might make the name of Fossil really important, and if you do, it's all your own." As a result of this, the three sisters make a vow: "We three Fossils vow to try and put our names in history books because it's our very own and nobody can say it's because of our grandfathers." Another boarder, Theo Dane, is a ballet teacher at The Children's Academy of Dancing and Stage Training. After seeing Posy dance, she arranges for the head of the school, Madame Fidolia, to train them free of charge. Pauline soon shows talent as an actress, while Posy is clearly a gifted ballerina. Petrova, however, would rather spend time working with Mr Simpson (another of the boarders) in his garage. As the story progresses, first Pauline and then Petrova reach the age of twelve and get parts in various plays, while Posy becomes more and more focussed on her dancing.
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| ISBN | 0-14-030041-4. - 978-0-14-030041-3 : 100.00
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| Hylleplass | ANDRE SPRÅK Str
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