Ready to Fly: How Sylvia Townsend Became the Bookmobile Ballerina
Lyrical, inspiring, and affecting text paired with bright, appealing illustrations make Ready to Fly perfect for aspiring ballerinas everywhere who are ready to leap and to spread their wings!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. This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share at home or in the classroom. 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 foreword from Sylvia Townsend, a brief history of the bookmobile, an author’s note, and a further reading list.
INSPIRED BY THE AMAZING LIFE OF BALLERINA SYLVIA TOWNSEND Sylvia longs to be a ballerina like the ones she sees on television.She wants to leapand twirland do pliéstill she can dance in real ballets.But as an African American girl in 1950s America, Sylvia has to make her dreams come true against all odds.This beautiful first-ever biography of Sylvia Townsend tells the story of how one determined girl got her wings by discovering the magic of the bookmobile, keeping the beat in her feet, and staying on her tippy-toes . . . always ready for liftoff.
| Autor: | LaFaye, Alexandria Lyon, Lea |
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| ISBN: | 9780062888785 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Gebunden |
| Verlag: | Harper Collins (US) |
| Veröffentlicht: | 28.01.2020 |
| Schlagworte: | JUVENILE NONFICTION: Performing Arts / Dance |
| Altersempfehlung: | 4 - 8 |
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