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Series
Alive and kicking volume program 4
Publisher
Charles Dennis Productions
Pub. Date
c1997, p1995
Physical Desc
1 online resource (26 min.).
Language
English
2) Black swans
Author
Series
Lexile measure
AD 960L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Discover the stories of six Black ballet dancers, past and present, who dared to follow their dreams and lead the way for others!
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Picture a ballerina in a tutu and toe shoes. What does she look like?"
As the only African-American soloist dancing with the prestigious American Ballet Theatre, Misty Copeland has made history. But when she first placed her hands on the barre at an after-school community center, no one expected the undersized, anxious thirteen-year-old to become a groundbreaking ballerina.
When she discovered ballet, Misty was living...
As the only African-American soloist dancing with the prestigious American Ballet Theatre, Misty Copeland has made history. But when she first placed her hands on the barre at an after-school community center, no one expected the undersized, anxious thirteen-year-old to become a groundbreaking ballerina.
When she discovered ballet, Misty was living...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ready to Fly is the true story of Sylvia Townsend, an African American girl who falls in love with ballet after seeing Swan Lake on TV. Although there aren't many ballet schools that will accept a girl like Sylvia in the 1950s, her local bookmobile provides another possibility. A librarian helps Sylvia find a book about ballet and the determined seven-year-old, with the help of her new books, starts teaching herself the basics of classical ballet....
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Pirouette across the stage and get to know Misty Copeland—the first African-American woman to become a principal ballerina with the American Ballet Theater—in this fascinating, nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a new series of biographies about people 'you should meet.' Misty Copeland had always dreamed of becoming a dancer, but she had many obstacles to overcome before she could reach her dream. Although she was always challenged by the...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2019
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
570L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Presents the story of a remarkable pioneer, who was the first African American prima ballerina in the Metropolitan Opera, in a time when racial segregation was widespread in the United States.
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition board book.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents an illustrated biography of the African American ballerina.
Author
Series
Publisher
Collins
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
31 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents the life of the African-American dancer, describing her childhood, her ballet training, and her work with the American Ballet Theatre.
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