A dance like starlight : one ballerina's dream / by Kristy Dempsey ; illustrated by Floyd Cooper.

Author/creator Dempsey, Kristy author.
Other author Cooper, Floyd illustrator.
Format Book
PublicationNew York, NY : Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), [2014]
Copyright Date©2014
Description1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Subjects
Collins, Janet, 1917-2003--Juvenile fiction.
Ballet dancing--Juvenile fiction.
African Americans--Juvenile fiction.
Discrimination--Juvenile fiction.
New York (N.Y.)--History. --1951-. --Juvenile fiction.

Abstract 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.
LCCN 2013009520
ISBN9780399252846
ISBN0399252843

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