Yuma Public Library

When a young girl rescues her nutcracker from an attack by mice, the nutcracker becomes a prince and takes her to see the Snow King and Queen, the Sugar Plum Fairy, and waltzing flowers.

Relates the story of the popular ballet, in which a little girl travels with the Nutcracker Prince to the Land of Sweets.

A new movie version of a timeless Christmas fantasy set in motion when a young girl receives the gift of a nutcracker.

Photographs taken during the film production, capture all the elegant and rich movement of George Balanchine's ballet.

"A charmingly illustrated exploration of The Nutcracker ballet, from the story to the characters to the music, for kids aged 8 - 12 to enjoy"--

A ten-year-old student at the School of American Ballet in New York describes her classes and the preparation for and performance of her role in the ballet "The Nutcracker."

Being cast as Clara in the Nutcracker ballet is a dream come true for Georgie, but when she finds herself sucked into the Nutcracker's world, her dream becomes more real than she ever imagined.

The only thing Charlotte loves as much as ballet is Christmas. So, when she gets the opportunity to play Marie in the New York City Ballet's The Nutcracker, she leaps at the chance. Dancing takes practice-hours of adjusting her arms and perfecting her jumps. With the help of her Trinidadian and Filipino families, encouragement from her sister, and a view of her mom and dad in the audience, Charlotte finds the strength to never give up.

A new movie version of a timeless Christmas fantasy set in motion when a young girl receives the gift of a nutcracker.