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A dance like starlight : one ballerina's dream / Kristy Dempsey ; illustrated by Floyd Cooper.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780399252846
- ISBN: 0399252843
- Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 2014.
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| Subject: | Ballet dancing > Fiction. African Americans > Fiction. Race discrimination > Fiction. Collins, Janet > Fiction. New York (N.Y.) > History > 1951- > Fiction. |
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- 1 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.
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- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Covington Branch | E DEMPS K (Text) | 33126018314165 | Easy | Available | - |
| Erlanger Branch | E DEMPS K (Text) | 33126018314157 | JBreakout Collection 1 | Checked out | 04/25/2024 |
- Baker & Taylor
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. - Baker & Taylor
Sumptuously illustrated by the Coretta Scott King Award-wining artist ofThe Blacker the Berry , a tribute to the achievements and legacy of first African-American prima ballerina, Janet Collins, traces her childhood in mid-20th-century Harlem and the talent that gained her entry into a white ballet school. - Penguin Putnam
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.
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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.
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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. - Penguin Putnam
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 donât always come trueâthey take a lot of work and a lot of hope. And sometimes hope is hard to come by.
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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 couldnât stop them from becoming a star.
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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.