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K-3
Illustrated by
Brian Floca.
After choreographer Martha Graham asked composer Aaron Copland and sculptor/set designer Isamu Noguchi to collaborate with her on a new ballet, the iconic Appalachian Spring was born. Using spare, concise sentences, the authors echo Graham's approach to dance: nothing's wasted, and in such exactness lies beauty. Floca's fluid, energetic line and watercolor illustrations also reflect the plain boldness of Graham's choreography. Websites. Bib.
Reviewer: Chelsey Philpot
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2010
152 pp.
| Chelsea
| November, 2003
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LibraryISBN 0-7910-7457-9$$22.95
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PaperISBN 0-7910-7951-1$$9.95
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YA
Women in the Arts series.
Each book opens with a pivotal moment in a female artist's life and then steps back to tell its subject's story chronologically. Numerous photos enliven the text. Scattered sidebars--e.g., on the civil rights movement or modernism in literature--add historical and artistic context. List of works, reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind. Review covers these Women in the Arts titles: Nina Simone, Agnes de Mille, and Virginia Woolf.
104 pp.
| Carolrhoda
| May, 2000
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LibraryISBN 1-57505-353-5$$23.93
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4-6
Other biographies of Dunham exist, but this lively account brings readers up to date on the indefatigable woman, who continues to share her talent with young people through the Katherine Dunham Centers for the Arts and Humanities in East St. Louis. Clear black-and-white photographs contribute to the usefulness of the book. Bib., ind.