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Inside in: X-Rays of Nature’s Hidden World by Jan Paul Schutten, illus. by Arie Van ‘t Riet, trans. by Laura Watkinson (Oct. 12, $19.95, ISBN 978-1-77164-679-6), provides a look at creatures and their natural habitats using x-ray techniques and photographs. Ages 2–7.
How Beautiful by Antonella Capetti, illus. by Melissa Castrillon (Nov. 2, $17.95, ISBN 978-1-77164-853-0). A curious caterpillar searches for the true meaning of the word
beautiful. Ages 4–8.
Little Narwhal, Not Alone by Tiffany Stone, illus. by Ashlyn Anstee (Oct. 12, $17.95, ISBN 978-1-77164-620-8). In a tale inspired by real events, a lost narwhal in search of other narwhals finds a pod of beluga whales instead. Ages 4–8.
What is an everyday ballerina? A luminous new memoir tells all.
Gavin Larsen in Asheville, N.C., May 15, 2021. Larsen has written a memoir, Being a Ballerina, from the perspective of what she calls an everyday, or a blue-collar, ballerina. Clark Hodgin/The New York Times.
by Gia Kourlas
(NYT NEWS SERVICE)
.- Gavin Larsen said she first felt like a writer in 2015 at an artists residency in New Mexico. She was there not as a dancer, but to work on a book about her dancing career. And she was surrounded by musicians, writers and visual artists who didnt know a thing about ballet.
Jacques dâAmboise, Charismatic Star of City Ballet, Is Dead at 86
He helped popularize ballet with an all-American style, combining the nonchalance of Fred Astaire with the nobility of a classic male dancer. Hollywood came calling, too.
Jacques DâAmboise in 1961. His energy, athleticism, infectious smile and boy-next-door appeal endeared him to audiences.Credit.Jack Mitchell/Getty Images
Published May 3, 2021Updated May 7, 2021
Jacques dâAmboise, who shattered stereotypes about male dancers as he helped popularize ballet in America and became one of the most distinguished male stars at New York City Ballet, died on Sunday at his home in Manhattan. He was 86.
Jacques dâAmboise, Charismatic Star of City Ballet, Is Dead at 86
He helped popularize ballet with an all-American style, combining the nonchalance of Fred Astaire with the nobility of a classic male dancer. Hollywood came calling, too.
Jacques DâAmboise in 1961. His energy, athleticism, infectious smile and boy-next-door appeal endeared him to audiences.Credit.Jack Mitchell/Getty Images
Published May 3, 2021Updated May 5, 2021, 10:12 a.m. ET
Jacques dâAmboise, who shattered stereotypes about male dancers as he helped popularize ballet in America and became one of the most distinguished male stars at New York City Ballet, died on Sunday at his home in Manhattan. He was 86.