A Dance Like Starlight: One Ballerina's Dream

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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Philomel Books
Published: 01/02/2014
ISBN: 9780399252846
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 10.10h x 8.80w x 0.40d
Award: Monarch Award - Nominee
Award: Golden Kite - Winner

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2013
Publishers Weekly 11/04/2013
School Library Journal 01/01/2014 pg. 66
Shelf Awareness 01/17/2014
Booklist 02/15/2014 pg. 73
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2014
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 pg. 26 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 163048 / Dance Like Starlight: One Ballerina's Dream
Reading Level: 4.4 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5