Ballerina Dreams: From Orphan to Dancer (Step Into Reading, Step 4)
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Ballerina Dreams: From Orphan to Dancer (Step Into Reading, Step 4) by Michaela Deprince
Perfect for newly independent readers--discover the amazing life of one of America's top ballerinas, Michaela DePrince, whose story is soon to be told in a major motion picture directed by Madonna.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.
Michaela DePrince is a dancer with the Netherlands National Ballet and a graduate of the American Ballet Theatre's Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Academy in New York. She divides her time between Amsterdam and New York City, where she and her family reside. This is an excerpt from the Hardcover edition.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780385755153 |
| ISBN 10 | 0385755155 |
| Title | Ballerina Dreams: From Orphan to Dancer (Step Into Reading, Step 4) |
| Author | Michaela Deprince |
| Series | Step Into Reading Step 4 |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2014-10-14 |
| Number of pages | 48 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |