Displaying 1 of 1 2014 Title: A dance like starlight : one ballerina's dream Author: Dempsey, Kristy, author. Format: Book Publisher, Date: New York, NY : Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), [2014] Description: 32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm Summary: 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. Subjects: Collins, Janet, 1917-2003 -- Juvenile fiction. Collins, Janet, 1917-2003 -- Fiction. Ballet dancing -- Juvenile fiction. African Americans -- Juvenile fiction. Discrimination -- Juvenile fiction. Ballet dancing -- Fiction. African Americans -- Fiction. Discrimination -- Fiction. African American children -- Fiction. African American children -- Juvenile fiction. New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1951- -- Juvenile fiction. New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1951- -- Fiction. Genre: Picture books. Other Author: Cooper, Floyd, illustrator. Reading Level: Accelerated Reader AR LG 4.4 0.5 ISBN 9780399252846 Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Find It Map It Suggestions and more Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
