A Dance Like Starlight: One Ballerina's Dream

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Synopsis
A story of little ballerinas with big dreams.Little ballerinas have big dreams. Dreams of pirouettes and grande jetes, dreams of attending the best ballet schools and of dancing starring roles on stage. But in Harlem in the 1950s, dreams don’t always come true—they take a lot of work and a lot of hope. And sometimes hope is hard to come by. But the first African-American prima ballerina, Janet Collins, did make her dreams come true. And those dreams inspired ballerinas everywhere, showing them that the color of their skin couldn’t stop them from becoming a star. In a lyrical tale as beautiful as a dance en pointe, Kristy Dempsey and Floyd Cooper tell the story of one little ballerina who was inspired by Janet Collins to make her own dreams come true.
Copyright:
2014

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
32 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780698152915
Related ISBNs:
9780399252846
Publisher:
Penguin Young Readers Group
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Kristin Dempsey
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Children's Books, Entertainment, Literature and Fiction
Grade Levels:
Kindergarten, First grade, Second grade, Third grade
Reading Age:
5–8
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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