Tennis Shoes - Noel Streatfeild

Apple Bough - Noel Streatfeild

with a friend when the family started touring the world. The reason for the touring is that Sebastian, next in age to Myra, is a child prodigy violinist. Noel Streatfeild s books usually feature brilliantly gifted children, and Apple Bough is no exception. Sebastian was discovered at the age of eight by a famous Russian conductor, and was contracted to tour initially for six months, but this gradually extended until the family seem to spend their entire lives travelling. There are rest periods , but they re usually in European or American cities where Sebastian can study with great teachers. David and Polly, the parents, both love travelling. They re musicians ...

Ballet Shoes - Noel Streatfeild

These days considered to be a classic childrens books, and found on the shelves alongside others such as Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery, Little Women by L.M. Alcott, and The Chalet School series of books by E.M. Brent-Dyer, this is one of those books which I've had since my childhood, and in moments of depression when I've needed a trip back into my childhood and into the world of romantic adventure these authors created, this is a book I have re-read as an adult. **Story Synopsis:** G.U.M. (Or to give him his full name Great Uncle Mathew) is a somewhat eccentric gentleman who collects things - mainly fossils - but on his travels he brings home 3 children from ...

Ballet Shoes - Noel Streatfeild

I'll make the embarrasing admission that for years I thought Noel Streatfeild was a man. I thought it was very impressive he understood young girls as well as she obviously does. Even though the novel can seem a little dated now, I think modern children could identify with Pauline, Posy and Petrova as much as I did. One of the few novels for children that truly deserve to be called classics. It probably won't appeal to small boys, though - I only remember one male character who appeared in more than a few pages. ...