Dance Like Starlight: One Ballerina's Dream
A story about 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.
Target age group 5-8
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.
Target age group 5-8
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CategoryJuvenile Fiction
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Age Group9 to 12 yrs
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Grade LevelK-2
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LanguageEnglish
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BindingHardcover
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Theme 1History
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Theme 2Performing Arts
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Detailed (BISAC) Subject/ThemeDance
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AuthorDempsey, Kristy
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Lexile Level990
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AR Level4.4
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DeweyE
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PublisherPenguin Publisher (USA)
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Publication Date1/2/2014
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Pages32
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Dimensions0.4 H × 10.1 L × 8.8 W
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Case Qty28
