Firebird : ballerina Misty Copeland shows a young girl how to dance like the firebird / Misty Copeland ; illustrated by Christopher Myers.
American Ballet Theatre 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 fire...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
G.P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA),
[2014]
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| Series: | Coretta Scott King Award.
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| Summary: | American Ballet Theatre 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 x 29 cm |
| Awards: | Coretta Scott King Award, illustrator, 2015. |
| ISBN: | 9780399166150 0399166157 9781489862129 1489862129 |