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Brave ballerina : the story of Janet Collins  Cover Image Book Book

Brave ballerina : the story of Janet Collins / Michelle Meadows ; illustrated by Ebony Glenn.

Meadows, Michelle. (Author).

Summary:

Janet Collins wanted to be a ballerina in the 1930s and O40s, a time when racial segregation was widespread in the United States. From her early childhood lessons to the height of her success as the first African-American prima ballerina in the Metropolitan Opera, this is the story of a remarkable pioneer. Full color.x 11.

Item details

  • ISBN: 9781250127730
  • ISBN: 1250127734
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2019

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Subject: Collins, Janet, 1917-2003.
Collins, Janet, 1917-2003.
Collins, Janet 1917-2003.
Collins, Janet, 1917-2003.
Ballet dancers > United States > Biography.
Ballerinas > United States > Biography.
African American dancers > Biography.
African American dancers.
Ballerinas.
Ballet dancers.
United States.
SPORTS & RECREATION / General.
Ballet dancers > United States > Biography.
Ballerinas > United States > Biography.
Ballet dancers > Biography.
Ballerinas > Biography.
African American dancers > Biography.
Genre: Picture books for children.
Stories in rhyme.
Biographies.
Biography.
Juvenile works.
Picture books.
Biographies.
Picture books.

Currently available copies

  • 32 out of 36 copies are currently available at PINES. (Show)
  • 2 out of 2 copies are currently available at South Georgia Regional Library System.

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