A Dance Like Starlight: One Ballerina’s Dream
By Kristy Dempsey
Illustrators
Illustrated by Floyd Cooper
Edition
By Kristy Dempsey
Hardcover edition
Publisher Penguin Imprint Philomel ISBN9780399252846
Awards and Honors Booklist 2014 Top 10 Books for Youth, Arts; New York Public Library, 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing 2014, Picture Books; Booklist Top 10 Multicultural Fiction for Youth, 2015; ALA Notable Books for Children 2015, Younger Readers; 2015 Golden Kite Winner, Picture Book Text; Los Angeles Public Library Best Books of 2014, Children’sA Dance Like Starlight: One Ballerina’s Dream
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“Could a colored girl like me / ever become / a prima ballerina?” A young girl is inspired by Janet Collins, the first African American ballerina at the Metropolitan Opera. Author’s note. Full-color mixed-media illustrations.
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