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Author
Series
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
80 pages 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A biography of Maria Tallchief, part of the She Persisted chapter book series. Maria Tallchief loved to dance, but was told that she might need to change her Osage name to one that sounded more Russian to make it as a professional ballerina. She refused, and worked hard at dancing her best, becoming America's first prima ballerina. Many famous American ballets were created for Maria!"
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
64 pages
Language
English
Description
"From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author and American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Misty Copeland comes a nonfiction picture book celebrating dancers of color who have influenced her on and off the stage. As a young girl living in a motel with her mother and her five siblings, Misty Copeland didn't have a lot of exposure to ballet or prominent dancers. She was sixteen when she saw a Black ballerina on a magazine cover for the first...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
[2013?]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
103 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the Osage Indian ballerina whose love of dance took her from a life on a reservation to a career on the stage.
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
103 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the Osage Indian ballerina whose love of dance took her from a life on a reservation to a career on the stage.
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...
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