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A Dance Like Starlight: One Ballerina's Dream
Contributor(s): Dempsey, Kristy (Author), Cooper, Floyd (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 0399252843     ISBN-13: 9780399252846
Publisher: Philomel Books
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2014
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts - Dance
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century
Dewey: E
LCCN: 2013009520
Age Level: 5-8
Grade Level: Kindergarten-3
Lexile Measure: 990 AD (Adult Directed Text)
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8.8" W x 10.1" L (0.80 lbs) 32 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Chronological Period - 1950's
- Locality - New York, N.Y.
- Geographic Orientation - New York
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
- Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic
- Cultural Region - Northeast U.S.
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian
Awards: Monarch Award, Nominee, Grades K-3, 2016
Golden Kite, Winner, Picture Book Text, 2015
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2013
Publishers Weekly 11/04/2013
School Library Journal 01/01/2014 pg. 66
Shelf Awareness 01/17/2014
Booklist 02/15/2014 pg. 73
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2014
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 pg. 26 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 163048
Reading Level: 4.4   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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Publisher Description:
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.

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.

 
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