The Resource A dance like starlight : one ballerina's dream, by Kristy Dempsey ; illustrated by Floyd Cooper
A dance like starlight : one ballerina's dream, by Kristy Dempsey ; illustrated by Floyd Cooper
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The item A dance like starlight : one ballerina's dream, by Kristy Dempsey ; illustrated by Floyd Cooper represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 8 library branches. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
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The item A dance like starlight : one ballerina's dream, by Kristy Dempsey ; illustrated by Floyd Cooper represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 8 library branches.
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- Summary
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 volume (unpaged)
- Isbn
- 9780399252846
- Label
- A dance like starlight : one ballerina's dream
- Title
- A dance like starlight
- Title remainder
- one ballerina's dream
- Statement of responsibility
- by Kristy Dempsey ; illustrated by Floyd Cooper
- Title variation
- dance like starlight
- Title variation remainder
- one ballerinas dream
- Subject
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- trueHistorical fiction
- African Americans -- Juvenile fiction
- trueBallet dancers
- trueBallet dancing
- trueCollins, Janet, 1917-2003
- Ballet dancing -- Fiction
- trueNew York City -- History -- 1951-
- trueAfrican American girls
- African Americans -- Fiction
- truePicture books for children
- trueDiscrimination
- Ballet dancing -- Juvenile fiction
- New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1951- -- Juvenile fiction
- Collins, Janet, 1917-2003 -- Juvenile fiction
- New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1951- -- Fiction
- true1950s -- 1950 -- 1959
- trueCollins, Janet
- Collins, Janet, 1917-2003 -- Fiction
- Discrimination -- Fiction
- trueAfrican Americans
- Discrimination -- Juvenile fiction
- trueBallet
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Summary
- 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
- Award
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- ALA Notable Children's Book, 2015
- Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Text, 2015.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10246855
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Dempsey, Kristy
- Dewey number
- [E]
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile
- 990
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
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- 0
- 3
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Cooper, Floyd
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- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Ballet dancing
- African Americans
- Discrimination
- Collins, Janet
- New York (N.Y.)
- Ballet dancing
- African Americans
- Discrimination
- Collins, Janet
- New York (N.Y.)
- Target audience
- primary
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- one ballerina's dream
- Label
- A dance like starlight : one ballerina's dream, by Kristy Dempsey ; illustrated by Floyd Cooper
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn835611576
- Dimensions
- 27 cm
- Extent
- 1 volume (unpaged)
- Isbn
- 9780399252846
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Lccn
- 2013009520
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- Label
- A dance like starlight : one ballerina's dream, by Kristy Dempsey ; illustrated by Floyd Cooper
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn835611576
- Dimensions
- 27 cm
- Extent
- 1 volume (unpaged)
- Isbn
- 9780399252846
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Lccn
- 2013009520
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
Subject
- true1950s -- 1950 -- 1959
- trueAfrican American girls
- trueAfrican Americans
- African Americans -- Fiction
- African Americans -- Juvenile fiction
- trueBallet
- trueBallet dancers
- trueBallet dancing
- Ballet dancing -- Fiction
- Ballet dancing -- Juvenile fiction
- trueCollins, Janet
- trueCollins, Janet, 1917-2003
- Collins, Janet, 1917-2003 -- Fiction
- Collins, Janet, 1917-2003 -- Juvenile fiction
- trueDiscrimination
- Discrimination -- Fiction
- Discrimination -- Juvenile fiction
- trueHistorical fiction
- New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1951- -- Fiction
- New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1951- -- Juvenile fiction
- trueNew York City -- History -- 1951-
- truePicture books for children
Genre
Included in
- trueALA Notable Children's Books - Younger Readers Category: 2015
- trueCharacter Education: Fairness : Fiction and Nonfiction for Grades K-2
- trueGirl Power: Fiction and Nonfiction for Grades K-2
- trueGolden Kite Award: Picture Book Text
- truePicture Books to Introduce the Civil Rights and Vietnam Era, 1950 on
- trueRead-Alouds for Grade 2
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Central LibraryBorrow it710 W. Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX, 78701, US30.271302100000 -97.746016800000
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