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16%OFFNoel Streatfeild - Ballet Shoes - 9780141359809 - V9780141359809
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Ballet Shoes

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Description for Ballet Shoes Paperback. Pauline, Petrova and Posy Fossil are sisters - with a difference. All three were adopted as babies by Great Uncle Matthew, an eccentric and rich explorer who then disappeared, leaving them in the care of his niece Sylvia. The girls grow up in comfort until their money begins to run out and nobody can find Great Uncle Matthew. Series: A Puffin Book. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: YFB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 130 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 246.

Puffin Classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child.

Now a major production at the National Theatre

We three Fossils vow to try to put our name into history books, because it's our very own, and nobody can say it's because of our grandfathers.

Pauline, Petrova and Posy Fossil are sisters - with a difference. All three were adopted as babies by Great Uncle Matthew, an eccentric and rich explorer who then disappeared, leaving them in the care of his niece Sylvia. When Sylvia starts to run out of money they hit on an inspired idea: Pauline, Petrova and Posy will attend Madame Fidolia's Children's Academy of Dance and Stage Training - and take to the stage. But it's not long before the Fossils learn that being a star isn't as easy as they first thought...

Ballet Shoes is the magical, warm-hearted and much loved classic tale of three very different girls who work hard to master their talents.

Product Details

Publisher
Penguin Random House Children´s UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
A Puffin Book
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141359809
SKU
V9780141359809
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-99

About Noel Streatfeild
Noel Streatfeild was born in Sussex in 1895 and was one of three sisters. Although she was considered the plain one she ended up leading the most glamorous and exciting life! After working in munitions factories and canteens for the armed forces when WWI broke out, Noel followed her dream of being on stage and went to RADA where she became a professional actress. She began writing children's books in 1931 and Ballet Shoes was published in 1936. She quickly became one of the most popular authors of her day. When she visited Puffin exhibitions, there were queues right out of the building and all the way down The Mall. She was one of the first winners of the Carnegie Medal and was awarded an OBE in 1983. Noel Streatfeild lived in London. She died in 1986.

Reviews for Ballet Shoes
A masterpiece
Telegraph
'Ballet Shoes is one of my all-time favourite children's books - and you don't have to be a ballet fan to enjoy it.' - Dame Jacqueline Wilson

Goodreads reviews for Ballet Shoes


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