| A Dance Like Starlight: One Ballerina's Dream Contributor(s): Dempsey, Kristy (Author), Cooper, Floyd (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0399252843 ISBN-13: 9780399252846 Publisher: Philomel Books OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts - Dance - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2013009520 |
| Lexile Measure: 990 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8.8" W x 10.1" (0.80 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 1950's - Locality - New York, N.Y. - Geographic Orientation - New York - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 163048 Reading Level: 4.4 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |