Ah, The Nutcracker! It’s often a child’s first “real” taste of the world of ballet, inspiring many a young Sugar Plum, Clara and Nutcracker Prince!
Now you can encourage your little one’s love for this classic holiday tale with this sweet storybook from Growing Through Arts.
The Nutcracker Ballet by Aleksandra features delightful illustrations and charming prose that are sure to please budding ballerinas and baby danseurs of all ages. This beautiful hardcover book features a generous 11×11 size (perfect for those chubby little hands!), character building questions carefully woven throughout the story to fuel further discussion, and a handy glossary which explains new terms in a clear and simple way.
The Nutcracker Ballet Practice & Play Book is a robust 32-page activity book filled with fun mazes, printing practice, pattern recognition exercises, drawing lessons, hidden pictures and – one of the best features by far – the Nutcracker Paper Doll!
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The book features standard dimensions of 8.5 x 11″, colorful illustrations and a larger font making it ideal for preschoolers through 2nd grade. While the book contains plenty of stand-alone learning activities, it’s designed to complement The Nutcracker Ballet storybook.
Both the story book and activity book are written by Russian Pointe’s own Aleksandra Efimova, illustrated by her sister, Elizaveta Efimova, and published under Aleksandra’s latest venture, Growing Through Arts. Founded in 2010 and “inspired by the classical, world-acclaimed Russian educational system, Growing Through Arts products are infused with the philosophy that participating in the arts can have a dynamic impact on children’s careers, educations, and social lives. Our system combines a uniquely powerful set of learning elements to boost your child’s mental and emotional growth.”
Their products build on and develop:
- Creativity and imagination
- Confidence, leadership and character strength
- Memory, abstract thinking, discipline, focus, and a wide range of pre-academic skills
- Arts vocabulary and much more!
The Nutcracker Ballet by Aleksandra & The Nutcracker Ballet Practice & Play Book offers children an insightful peek behind the curtain and brings to life Clara’s world and that of her beloved Prince like never before. I was very impressed by both the quality of these items, as well as their unique ability to encourage a young child’s love for dance in such a positive and insightful way. These books would make a great Christmas, birthday or “just because” gift for tiny dancers.
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