A dance like starlight : one ballerina's dream / by Kristy Dempsey ; illustrated by Floyd Cooper.
2014
PZ7.D41136 Dan 2014 (Mapit)
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Title
A dance like starlight : one ballerina's dream / by Kristy Dempsey ; illustrated by Floyd Cooper.
Author
Dempsey, Kristy.
ISBN
9780399252846
0399252843
0399252843
Published
New York, NY : Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), 2014.
Language
English
Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Call Number
PZ7.D41136 Dan 2014
Dewey Decimal Classification
[E]
Summary
A young girl growing up in Harlem in the 1950s, whose mother cleans and stitches costumes for a ballet company, dreams of becoming a prima ballerina one day, and is thrilled to see a performance of Janet Collins, the first "colored" prima ballerina.
Audience
Elementary Grade.
1100 Lexile.
1100 Lexile.
Added Author
Cooper, Floyd, illustrator.
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