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A Dance Like Starlight

One Ballerina’s Dream

Kristy Dempsey Floyd Cooper

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English
Penguin Putnam Inc
02 January 2014
An inspiring book about the first black prima ballerina, illustrated by an award-winning artist.

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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Illustrated by:   Floyd Cooper
Imprint:   Penguin Putnam Inc
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 262mm,  Width: 224mm,  Spine: 9mm
Weight:   357g
ISBN:   9780399252846
ISBN 10:   0399252843
Pages:   32
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 5 to 8 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  English as a second language
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Kristy Dempsey is a poet, writer, and librarian who is living her dreams in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. She is also the author of Me With You, illustrated by Christopher Denise. You can visit her online at www.kristydempsey.com. Floyd Cooper always dreamed of becoming an artist, and now has illustrated dozens of books for children. He received a Coretta Scott King Award for his illustrations in The Blacker the Berry and a Coretta Scott King Honor for his illustrations in Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea and I Have Heard of a Land . . . He lives in New Jersey with his family.

  • Short-listed for Monarch Award 2016
  • Winner of Golden Kite (Picture Book Text) 2015

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