Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, Coppelia, Swan Lake and the Nutcracker are brought to life in this gorgeous book. The Illustrated Book of Ballet Stories will thrill any child who is enchanted by the world of dance as scene by scene, it unfolds the familiar plots in appealing fairytale prose.

Darcey Bussell, Principle with the Royal Ballet, gives her personal ballet advice and the accompanying CD features gorgeous music from all five scores for you to listen to. Plus, a real-life introductory class shows you basic feet and arm positions and a special glossary helps make this your complete ballet experience!

Fact boxes provide fascinating information about musical scores, costume designs, and ballet history
Companies from all over the world are included such as the Royal Ballet, the Bolshoi Ballet and the Royal Danish Ballet
A brand new edition of a much-loved book, it now comes with updated text and photographs and is the only ballet book with an accompanying soundtrack