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Noel Streatfeild, Author
Imprint: Orion Children's Books
Publication date: October 7, 2010
Category: General fiction (Children's / Teenage)
ISBN: 9781842556795
A beautiful hardback edition of the beloved children’s classic BALLET SHOES, with a vibrant cover – the perfect gift for all children’s book or dance enthusiasts.
Pauline, Petrova and Posy Fossil are three very different girls, each adopted by the eccentric explorer, Gum, and left in the care of Gum’s niece Sylvia in London. After five years go by and Gum fails to return, Sylvia’s money starts to run out. The multi-talented Fossil girls hit on an inspired idea: they will take to the stage!
Posy couldn’t be happier than she is in dance classes or on stage. Pauline also loves to tread the boards as an actress, but Petrova would rather be dismantling engines in a garage. It’s not long before all the Fossils learn that there’s more to being a star than they thought.
Originally published in 1936, Noel Streatfeild’s BALLET SHOES is a beautiful story about growing up and loving the family you choose. It has stood the test of time and is adored by generations.
Noel Streatfeild (1895-1986) was born in Amberley, Sussex. Her father was Bishop of Lewes and her great-grandmother was the prison reformer, Elizabeth Fry. She was a mischievous child, often in trouble at home. While growing up, she and her sisters put on plays for parish causes and, after making munitions during World War I, she trained as an actress.
Noel Streatfeild started by writing books for adults. Her first and best-loved children’s book, BALLET SHOES, was published in 1936. She won the prestigious Carnegie Medal for children’s literature in 1939. When World War II broke out, she worked in canteens for the armed forces and for those injured by bombs. She wrote over 80 books in her lifetime and lived in London till her death.