Description for Billy Elliot
Hardcover. Billy Elliot's not like his Dad. He doesn't want to learn boxing or be a miner. Instead, he is fascinated by the grace and magic of ballet and is determined to dance. Set at the time of the miner's strike, the story traces Billy's fight against the prejudice of a northern community and family. Series: New Windmills S. Num Pages: 144 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: YFB; YQCR. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 197 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 202.
Billy Elliot's not like his Dad. He doesn't want to learn boxing. He's not cut out to be a miner. But when he stumbles across a ballet class and discovers he's a natural, he realises what he does want to do. This is Billy's gritty and determined struggle, at first in secret, but then with the wholehearted backing of his family, to dance his way to a different future.
Billy Elliot's not like his Dad. He doesn't want to learn boxing. He's not cut out to be a miner. But when he stumbles across a ballet class and discovers he's a natural, he realises what he does want to do. This is Billy's gritty and determined struggle, at first in secret, but then with the wholehearted backing of his family, to dance his way to a different future.
Product Details
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Series
New Windmills S.
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Harlow, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780435130619
SKU
V9780435130619
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-10
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