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Lyon, Lea, 1945-
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Townsend, Sylvia Robertson, 1943- -- Juvenile literature.
Ballerinas -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Ballerinas, Black -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Dancers, Black -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women, Black -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Lyon, Lea, 1945-
Townsend, Sylvia Robertson, 1943- -- Juvenile literature.
Ballerinas -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Ballerinas, Black -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Dancers, Black -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women, Black -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Ready to fly : how Sylvia Townsend became the bookmobile ballerina / story told by Lea Lyon and A. LaFaye ; foreword by Sylvia Townsend ; illustrated by Jessica Gibson.
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Lyon, Lea, 1945-
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, c2020.
Call #:
792
.8028092
T751L
Subjects
Townsend, Sylvia Robertson, 1943- -- Juvenile literature.
Ballerinas -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Ballerinas, Black -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Dancers, Black -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women, Black -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9780062888785
0062888781
Alternate title:
How Sylvia Townsend became the bookmobile ballerina
Edition:
First edition.
Description:
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:
Ready to Fly is the true story of Sylvia Townsend, an African American girl who falls in love with ballet after seeing Swan Lake on TV. Although there aren't many ballet schools that will accept a girl like Sylvia in the 1950s, her local bookmobile provides another possibility. A librarian helps Sylvia find a book about ballet and the determined seven-year-old, with the help of her new books, starts teaching herself the basics of classical ballet. Soon Sylvia learns how to fly how to dance and how to dare to dream. Includes a note from the author and a brief history of the bookmobile.
Genre:
Biography, Juvenile.
Other authors:
LaFaye, A.
Gibson, Jessica (Illustrator)
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Children's Black Nonfiction
792.8028092 T751L
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Children's Black Nonfiction
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Children's Black Nonfiction
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