She Persisted
She Persisted: Maria Tallchief
Christine Day
List price £4.99
Product Details
- Format:
- Paperback (BC)
- ISBN:
- 9780593115817
- Published:
- 16 Nov 2021
- Publisher:
- Penguin
- Dimensions:
- 80 pages - 194 x 135 x 5mm
- Series:
- She Persisted
Categories:
She refused, and worked hard at dancing her best, becoming America’s first prima ballerina. Many famous American ballets were created for Maria!
In this chapter book biography by award-winning author Christine Day, readers learn about the amazing life of Maria Tallchief - and how she persisted. Complete with an introduction from Chelsea Clinton!
Maria Tallchief loved to dance, but was told that she might need to change her Osage name to one that sounded more Russian to make it as a professional ballerina.