Ballet for Martha; Making Appalachian Spring by Jan Greenberg (Grades 2 - 6)Do you know what the word "collaboration" means? It means a time when people work together to make something wonderful that they couldn't do alone. Ballet for Martha; Making Appalachian Spring tells of the collaboration of a dancer, a composer and an artist who create a world famous ballet. Martha Graham is the dancer and choreographer who wants to create a ballet about American pioneers. She asks composer Aaron Copland to write music for the ballet. Then she asks her friend and artist Isamu Noguchi to build the set or scenery for the ballet. The ballet becomes a success, with Aaron Copland even winning a Pulitzer Prize for the music. The book that tells this story is also a collaboration. The writers, Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan, team up with illustrator Brian Floca to show us the joy and hard work that went into this popular ballet. You'll find this inspiring book in the non-fiction section of the library.
Reviewed by Susan K. Ankeny, Children's Staff
Newberg Public Library
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