A dance like starlight : one ballerina's dream

A dance like starlight : one ballerina's dream / by Kristy Dempsey ; illustrated by Floyd Cooper.

Author/creator	Dempsey, Kristy author.
Other author/creator	Cooper, Floyd illustrator.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	New York, NY : Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), [2014]
Copyright Notice	©2014
Description	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Subject(s)	Collins, Janet, 1917-2003--Juvenile fiction. Ballet dancing--Juvenile fiction. African Americans--Juvenile fiction. Discrimination--Juvenile fiction. New York (N.Y.)--History --1951- --Juvenile fiction.

Abstract	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.
LCCN	2013009520
ISBN	9780399252846
ISBN	0399252843