ballets

Presents the texts of the stories danced in twelve well-loved ballets, including "Cinderella," "Copp?elia," "Don Quixote," "Firebird," "Nutcracker," "Swan Lake," and "La Sylphide.".

When a prince falls in love with a princess, she is turned into a swan by an evil magician and must rely on the prince's love to break the spell. Features additional tracks that explore the life of Peter Tchaikovsky, describe the music featured in the story, and offer a sing-along for young listeners.

Contains the scene-by-scene stories of 101 ballets, old and new.

Retells eight ballet plots based on original and classic fairy tales.

A dollmaker cleverly schemes to pass his most beautiful doll off as a real girl, but he is outwitted by the townspeople he tries to deceive.

Presents a modern, urban retelling in verse of the ballet in which brave Amiri falls in love with beautiful Odette and fights evil Big Red for her on the streets of the Swan Lake Projects.

Presents over one hundred full-color illustrations that provide an inside look at the The Nutcracker, and contains both the story and insights into the performance, as well as stories and comments from the directors, dancers, and choreographers.

A young prince meets the beautiful Odette who has been changed into a swan by an evil magician. Prince Siegfried's love for her defeats the magician's power.

A little girl travels with the Nutcracker Prince to the Kingdom of Sweets. Illustrated with photographs of the ballet.