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1) Firebird: ballerina Misty Copeland shows a young girl how to dance like the firebird

Author

Copeland, Misty

Language

English

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Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices with Marley Dias
Coretta Scott King Award Winners
Three, Four Tell Me More: Sparkle and Shine

Formats

Book, Kids Read-A-Long

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American Ballet Theater soloist Misty Copeland encourages a young ballet student, with brown skin like her own, by telling her that she, too, had to learn basic steps and how to be graceful when she was starting out, and that some day, with practice and dedication, the little girl will become a firebird, too. Includes author's note about dancers who led her to find her voice.

2) Life in motion: an unlikely ballerina

Author

Copeland, Misty

Publisher

Simon & Schuster

Pub. Date

[2014]

Language

English

3) Life in motion: an unlikely ballerina

Author

Copeland, Misty

Publisher

Aladdin

Pub. Date

2016.

Language

English

4) The wind at my back: resilience, grace, and other gifts from my mentor, Raven Wilkinson

Author

Copeland, Misty

Publisher

Grand Central Publishing

Pub. Date

2022.

Language

English

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"Misty Copeland made history as the first African-American principal ballerina at the American Ballet Theatre. Her talent, passion, and perseverance enabled her to make strides no one had accomplished before. But as she will tell you, achievement never happens in a void. Behind her, supporting her rise was her mentor, Raven Wilkinson, who had been virtually alone in her quest to breach the all-white ballet world when she fought to be taken seriously...