Ella Bella Ballerina and A Midsummer Night's Dream Tosca 20 inches tall

20 inches tall

young readers learn about the origins of The Nutcracker ballet

This charming crankshaft music box plays Ride of the Valkyries from Wagner's Die Walkure

Sleeping Beauty's enchanted slumber has captivated readers' hearts for centuries

and Verdi’s Otello (Milan

Ella Bella Ballerina and A Midsummer Night's Dream Tosca 20 inches tallHere is the newest title in Barron's delightful Ella Bella series! In this story, Ella's kindly ballet teacher, Madame Rosa, has given the children costumes to wear as her magical music box pours out a shimmering tune. "This is A Midsummer Night's Dream by Felix Mendelssohn," she says, as she tells the children about the Shakespearean story that inspired Mendelssohn's ballet. When Madame Rosa is through, she asks all of her little ballerinas to "dance