Ready to Fly
How Sylvia Townsend Became the Bookmobile Ballerina
New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Ready to Fly is the true story of Sylvia Townsend, an African American girl who falls in love with ballet after seeing Swan Lake on TV. Although there aren't many ballet schools that will accept a girl like Sylvia in the 1950s, her local bookmobile provides another possibility. A librarian helps Sylvia find a book about ballet and the determined seven-year-old, with the help of her new books, starts teaching herself the basics of classical ballet. Soon Sylvia learns how to fly-- how to dance--and how to dare to dream. Includes a note from the author and a brief history of the bookmobile.
Other Authors:
LaFaye, A., author.
Townsend, Sylvia Robertson, 1943- writer of foreword.
Gibson, Jessica (Illustrator), illustrator.
LaFaye, A., author.
Townsend, Sylvia Robertson, 1943- writer of foreword.
Gibson, Jessica (Illustrator), illustrator.
Subjects:
Townsend, Sylvia Robertson, 1943- -- Juvenile literature.
Ballet dancers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Ballerinas -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American dancers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Townsend, Sylvia Robertson, 1943- -- Juvenile literature.
Ballet dancers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Ballerinas -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American dancers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Target Audience: AD690L
ISBN:
9780062888785
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C BIOGRAPHY Townsend, Sylvia | Ballentine Indoors | Children's Biography | Out (Due: 5/25/2024) |
C BIOGRAPHY Townsend, Sylvia | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Children's Biography | Out (Due: 5/13/2024) |
Includes bibliographical references (page [38]).