A dance like starlight : one ballerina's dream
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Author
Dempsey, Kristy,
Contributors
Cooper, Floyd, illustrator.
Santopolo, Jill, editor.
Wu, Amy, book designer.
Megged, Semadar, book designer.
Philomel Books, publisher.
Status
On Shelf
Juvenile Collection - 3rd Floor
PZ7.D41136 D36 2014
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Subjects

LC Subjects
African Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Ballet dancing -- Juvenile fiction.
Collins, Janet, -- 1917-2003 -- Juvenile fiction.
Discrimination -- Juvenile fiction.
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1951- -- Juvenile fiction.
Picture books for children.
Picture books for children.
Picture books.
Bisac Subjects
Juvenile Fiction -- Historical.
Juvenile Fiction -- People & Places -- United States -- African American.
Juvenile Fiction -- Performing Arts -- Dance.
OCLC Fast Subjects
African Americans.
Ballet dancing.
Collins, Janet, -- 1917-2003.
Discrimination.
Fiction.
History.
Juvenile works.
New York (State) -- New York.
Picture books for children.
Picture books.
Other Subjects
African Americans -- Fiction.
African Americans -- Fiction.
Ballet (Danse) -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Ballet dancing -- Fiction.
Ballet dancing -- Fiction.
Collins, Janet, -- 1917-2003 -- Fiction.
Collins, Janet, -- 1917-2003 -- Fiction.
Discrimination -- Fiction.
Discrimination -- Fiction.
Dust jackets (Bindings) -- 2014.
Livres d'images pour enfants.
Livres d'images.
New York (N.Y.) -- Histoire -- 1951- -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1951- -- Fiction.
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- Fiction.
Noirs américains -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Picture books for children.
Picture books.
picture books.
Sophisticated picture books. -- Nz

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Format
Book
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
UPC
40024669606
Lexile measure
1100

Notes

General Note
"Edited by Jill Santopolo. Design by Amy Wu and Semadar Megged."--Colophon.
Description
A young girl growing up in Harlem in the 1950s, whose mother cleans and stitches costumes for a ballet company, dreams of becoming a prima ballerina one day, and is thrilled to see a performance of Janet Collins, the first "colored" prima ballerina.
Target Audience
Elementary Grade.
Target Audience
1100,Lexile.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,4.4.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,LG,4.4,0.5,163048.
Study Program Information
Reading Counts RC,K-2,9.4,1,Quiz: 62320.
Local note
SACFinal081324

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Dempsey, K., Cooper, F., Santopolo, J., Wu, A., & Megged, S. (2014). A dance like starlight: one ballerina's dream . Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA).

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Kristy, Dempsey et al.. 2014. A Dance Like Starlight: One Ballerina's Dream. New York, NY: Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA).

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Kristy, Dempsey et al.. A Dance Like Starlight: One Ballerina's Dream New York, NY: Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), 2014.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Dempsey, K., Cooper, F., Santopolo, J., Wu, A. and Megged, S. (2014). A dance like starlight: one ballerina's dream. New York, NY: Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA).

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Dempsey, Kristy,, et al. A Dance Like Starlight: One Ballerina's Dream Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), 2014.

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