A Dance Like Starlight by Kristy Dempsey

A Dance Like Starlight by Kristy Dempsey

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.

Kristy Dempsey is the author of eight picture books, including Me with You, Surfer Chick, Superhero Instruction Manual, and A Dance Like Starlight, which was named a JLG selection, ALA Notable Book, Bank Street Best of 2015, CCBC 2015 Choice, and the winner of the 2015 Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Text. Since 1998, Kristy has lived in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, with her husband and three children, where she works as a middle school and high school English teacher.

Sarah Green is the illustrator of Dorothea Lange: The Photographer Who Found the Faces of the Depression and Elizabeth Warren: Nevertheless, She Persisted (Summer 2018). She studied illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design before moving back to her hometown of San Francisco.

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ISBN 13	9780399252846
ISBN 10	0399252843
Title	A Dance Like Starlight
Author	Kristy Dempsey
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Philomel Books
Year published	2014-01-02
Number of pages	32
Prizes	Winner of Golden Kite (Picture Book Text) 2015, Short-listed for Monarch Award 2016
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.