Copeland, Misty,

Firebird : ballerina Misty Copeland shows a young girl how to dance like the firebird / Misty Copeland ; illustrated by Christopher Myers. - 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 x 29 cm

American Ballet Theater soloist Misty Copeland encourages a young ballet student, with brown skin like her own, by telling her that she, too, had to learn basic steps and how to be graceful when she was starting out, and that some day, with practice and dedication, the little girl will become a firebird, too. Includes author's note about dancers who led her to find her voice.

Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award, 2015

9780399166150

2014008878


Copeland, Misty--Fiction.


Ballet dancing--Fiction.
Self-confidence--Fiction.
Dance--Fiction.
African Americans--Fiction.
JUVENILE FICTION / Biographical / General.
JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / African American.
JUVENILE FICTION / Performing Arts / Dance.


Multicultural.

PZ7.C7887 / Fir 2014

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