Who Was Maria Tallchief?

Name: Who Was Maria Tallchief?
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: Catherine Gourley
ISBN: 9780735206311

Author: Catherine Gourley

Series: Who Was?

Narrator: Hillary Huber

Unabridged: 1 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 08/02/2016

Categories: Children's Nonfiction, Biographical, Native American

Synopsis

Born in 1925, Maria Tallchief spent part of her childhood on an Osage reservation in Oklahoma. With the support of her family and world-renowned choreographer George Balanchine, she rose to the top of her art form to become America's first prima ballerina. Black-and-white illustrations provide visual sidebars to the history of ballet while taking readers through the life of this amazing dancer.

About The Author

Catherine Gourley is an award-winning author and editor of books for children and young adults. Many of her nonfiction books explore the media and popular culture, including women issues. At present, she is the project director for Letters About Literature, a reading and writing promotion program of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, and is the principal curriculum writer for The Story of Movies, a visual literacy educational outreach program of the The Film Foundation, Los Angeles. She lives in Pennsylvania.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Laura on February 06, 2017

She is amazing and an inspiration.......more

Goodreads review by Janet on February 16, 2021

When I seen this book on the list of "Who Was.. ", I knew I needed to read it. "Born Elizabeth Maria Tallchief, she was an American ballerina. She was considered America's first major prima ballerina. She was the first Native American to hold the rank, and is said to have revolutionized ballet." You......more

Goodreads review by Chelsey on June 12, 2021

I’m not super sure that I knew much about Maria Tallchief before reading this book. So glad that I read it. She didn’t give up on her dreams. When she came across something she couldn’t do, she worked at it until she was able to do it!......more

Goodreads review by Dan on August 27, 2019

What an interesting person Maria Tallchief became throughout her lifetime. America's first Ballet dancer. She inspired herself and others to strive for perfection.......more

Goodreads review by Elisabeth on September 28, 2020

I haven't read many books from this series so this surprised me on well it was written and how easy it was to read! Adding this to my OKlahoma history curriculum :)......more