The Little Spanish Dancer Author:Madeline Brandeis Pilar's mother had been a famous dancer, and Pilar wanted to grow up to be a dancer, too. In the chest of treasures her mother had left her, Pilar found a pair of wonderful castanets, a beautiful fan from Valladolid, a sharp knife from Toledo, a proud comb from Barcelona, and a cloak that Tony, a childhood playmate of her mother's, had worn. T... more »here were stories about all of these souvenirs, and about the fascinating places from which they had come.
Best of all Pilar loved the castanets and the wonderful legends that had grown up around them. And it was the castanets that brought her her chance to take lessons with the best dancing master in all Spain.
Colorful, rich in story and legend, modern in her heat cities, splendid in her historic cathedrals--Spain stirs the imagination. In this interesting story of a Spanish child, Mrs. Brandeis presents a vivid picture of this fascinating country.« less