• Age: 6 to 9
• Grade: 1 to 4

"Spare, poetic words sit as lightly as snowflakes."—Wall Street Journal
"An enchanting glimpse of a dancer whose name has come to be synonymous with her most famous role."—School Library Journal, starred review

One night, young Anna's mother takes her to the ballet, and everything is changed. So begins the journey of a girl who will one day grow up to be the most famous prima ballerina of all time, inspiring legions of dancers after her: the brave, the generous, the transcendently gifted Anna Pavlova. Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova is a heartbreakingly beautiful picture book biography perfect for aspiring ballerinas of all ages.

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 span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">Julie Morstadspan lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"> is an author, illustrator and artist living in Vancouver, British Columbia.  Her most recent book for children, How To, marks her authorial debut, and has received starred reviews in Kirkus, School Library Journal and Quill & Quire, as well as a Governor General's award nomination. Books she has illustrated for children include When You Were Small, recipient of the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award; When I Was Small, winner of the Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize; and Singing Away the Dark, which was shortlisted for a number of children's literature prizes.

 

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"An enchanting glimpse of a dancer whose name has come to be synonymous with her most famous role."--School Library Journal, starred review

"The words feel like a poem, and the artwork is outstanding. It is a seriously beautiful book."--Design Mom

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"A tender, delicate recounting."-Publishers Weekly

Indiana Too Good To Miss State Reading List 2018

"An enchanting glimpse of a dancer whose name has come to be synonymous with her most famous role."--School Library Journal, starred review

"Young ballet lovers will be smitten with the story."--Kirkus Reviews

"The words feel like a poem, and the artwork is outstanding. It is a seriously beautiful book."--Design Mom

"Young ballet lovers will be smitten with the story."--Kirkus Reviews

"The words feel like a poem, and the artwork is outstanding. It is a seriously beautiful book."--Design Mom

"A masterpiece."--How Does She?

"An enchanting glimpse of a dancer whose name has come to be synonymous with her most famous role."--School Library Journal, starred review

"Elgantly captures the meaning of Anna Pavlova's extraordinary life...inspiring."--The San Francisco Chronicle

"A tender, delicate recounting."-Publishers Weekly

"Elgantly captures the meaning of Anna Pavlova's extraordinary life...inspiring."--The San Francisco Chronicle

"A masterpiece."--How Does She?

Indiana Too Good To Miss State Reading List 2018

"A masterpiece."--How Does She?

"Elgantly captures the meaning of Anna Pavlova's extraordinary life...inspiring."--The San Francisco Chronicle

Indiana Too Good To Miss State Reading List 2018

"As graceful in both visual and written line as the dancer it portrays, it is unrelenting in its depiction of work, inspiration and generosity."--Esme Codell, The Planet Esme Plan

"Exquisite."-The Horn Book Magazine

"Captures Pavlova's essence beautifully."-Booklist

"Captures Pavlova's essence beautifully."-Booklist

"Captures Pavlova's essence beautifully."-Booklist

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"As graceful in both visual and written line as the dancer it portrays, it is unrelenting in its depiction of work, inspiration and generosity."--Esme Codell, The Planet Esme Plan

" With beautiful, graceful illustrations and poetic text, this book captures the spirit and charm of one of history's prima ballerinas."--Parents Press

"Exquisite."-The Horn Book Magazine

"A tender, delicate recounting."-Publishers Weekly

"Young ballet lovers will be smitten with the story."--Kirkus Reviews

"Exquisite."-The Horn Book Magazine

"As graceful in both visual and written line as the dancer it portrays, it is unrelenting in its depiction of work, inspiration and generosity."--Esme Codell, The Planet Esme Plan

" With beautiful, graceful illustrations and poetic text, this book captures the spirit and charm of one of history's prima ballerinas."--Parents Press

" With beautiful, graceful illustrations and poetic text, this book captures the spirit and charm of one of history's prima ballerinas."--Parents Press

Cool Mom Picks' 10 Most Empowering Books for Girls