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Author Copeland, Misty. Title Firebird : ballerina Misty Copeland shows a young girl how to dance like the firebird / Misty Copeland ; illustrated by Christopher Myers. Publisher New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), [2014] Copies
Descript 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 x 29 cm age Children lcdgt Summary 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. Subject Ballet dancing -- Juvenile fiction. Self-confidence -- Juvenile fiction. Dance -- Juvenile fiction. Copeland, Misty -- Juvenile fiction. African Americans -- Juvenile fiction. Minority groups. Black people. BIPOC. Minorities. Alt Author Myers, Christopher. ISBN/ISSN 9780399166150 (hardback) 0399166157 (hardback)
