Ballerina Dreams
From Orphan to Ballerina
New York : Random House, [2014]
Format: Book
Description: 42 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Perfect for newly independent readers--the amazing true story of Michaela DePrince, one of America's top ballerinas.
At the age of three, Michaela DePrince found a photo of a ballerina that changed her life. She was living in an orphanage in Sierra Leone at the time, but was soon adopted by a family and brought to America. Michaela never forgot the photo of the dancer she once saw, and quickly decided to make her dream of becoming a ballerina come true. She has been dancing ever since and is now a principal dancer in New York City and has been featured in the ballet documentary First Position, as well as Dancing with the Stars , Good Morning America, and Oprah magazine.
Young readers will love learning about this inspiring ballerina in this uplifting and informative leveled reader. This Step 4 Step into Reading book is for newly independent readers who read simple sentences with confidence.
At the age of three, Michaela DePrince found a photo of a ballerina that changed her life. She was living in an orphanage in Sierra Leone at the time, but was soon adopted by a family and brought to America. Michaela never forgot the photo of the dancer she once saw, and quickly decided to make her dream of becoming a ballerina come true. She has been dancing ever since and is now a principal dancer in New York City and has been featured in the ballet documentary First Position, as well as Dancing with the Stars , Good Morning America, and Oprah magazine.
Young readers will love learning about this inspiring ballerina in this uplifting and informative leveled reader. This Step 4 Step into Reading book is for newly independent readers who read simple sentences with confidence.
Series: Step into reading. Step 4, reading paragraphs
Subjects:
DePrince, Michaela -- Juvenile literature.
Ballet dancers -- Sierra Leone -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Ballet dancers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Orphans -- Sierra Leone -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Ballet dancers -- Juvenile literature.
Orphans -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
DePrince, Michaela -- Juvenile literature.
Ballet dancers -- Sierra Leone -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Ballet dancers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Orphans -- Sierra Leone -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Ballet dancers -- Juvenile literature.
Orphans -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Target Audience: 660L
ISBN:
9780385755160 (lib. bdg.)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C BIOGRAPHY DePrince, Elaine | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY DePrince, Michaela | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY DePrince, Michaela | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY DePrince, Michaela | Blythewood | Children's Biography | Out (Due: 6/24/2024) |
BR DePrince | North Main | Beginning Reader | In |
C BIOGRAPHY DePrince, Michaela | North Main | Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY DePrince, Michaela | St. Andrews Indoors | Children's Biography | Out (Due: 6/11/2024) |
C BIOGRAPHY DePrince, Michaela | St. Andrews Indoors | Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY DePrince, Michaela | Southeast | Nonfiction | In |