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Ballerina dreams : from orphan to dancer / by Michaela DePrince and Elaine DePrince ; illustrated by Frank Morrison.

DePrince, Michaela, (author.). DePrince, Elaine, (author.). Morrison, Frank, 1971- (illustrator.).

Summary:

"At the age of three, Michaela DePrince found a photo of a ballerina that changed her life. She was living in an orphanage in Sierra Leone at the time, but was soon adopted by a family and brought to America. Michaela never forgot the photo of the dancer she once saw, and quickly decided to make her dream of becoming a ballerina come true."--Amazon.com.

Item details

ISBN: 9780385755153
ISBN: 0385755155
ISBN: 9780385755160
ISBN: 0385755163
Physical Description: 42 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Publisher: New York : Random House, [2014]
Copyright: ©2014

Contents / Notes

General Note:	"A biography reader."
Target Audience Note:	"F&P text level P"--Page 4 of cover.

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