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 <i>Booklist</i> 2014 Top 10 Books for Youth, Arts; New York Public Library, 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing 2014, Picture Books; <i>Booklist</i> 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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9780399252846J
“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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