Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachin Spring

Title: Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachin Spring
Author: Jan Greenbery and Sandra Jordan
Illustrator: Brain Floca
Genre: Historical Fiction
Sub genre: Picture Book
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Date of Publication: 2010
Award: Robert F. Sibert
Theme: Creating Appalachin Spring
Primary/ Secondary Characters: Martha Graham/ Aaron Copland and Isamu Noguchi
Summary: Martha Grahama had an idea to tell the story of America through movement and music. Martha was doing the choreography but she need people to help her with music and scene designs. So Aaron Copland does the music and Isamu Noguchi does the scenes. Together they create a great show that tells the story of America. The show is called Appalachin Spring.
Summary of how to use with students: This book could be used with students to show them that there are many ways to express themselves. They can see that they can use movement, music , drawing and many more things to express their feelings or ideas. An activity students could do is practicing expressing themselves using different ways.