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20 Books For Little Ballerinas

20 Books For Little Ballerinas

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Misty Copeland: Ready-to-Read Level 3 (You Should Meet)
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An early chapter book for Misty fans. You'll learn about Misty's early life living in a big family with her mom. You'll discover that Misty fell in love with gymnastics and taught herself how to do a backbend and cartwheel. Misty also choreographed her own dance and fell in love with being on stage. Misty worked very hard and overcame many obstacles to ultimately become a principal dancer for the American Ballet.

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Ready to Fly
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Watch a little girl who fell in love with dance after discovering them on TV. She made her own ballet slippers and a tutu out of her mom's scarves. When a bookmobile arrives she collects as many ballet books as she cans. She ultimately becomes a famous self-taught dancer. You'll watch the rollercoaster ride of her journey to opening her own dance school. She's known as the bookmobile ballerina and credits her parents' encouragement for getting her there.

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Charlotte and the Nutcracker: The True Story of a Girl Who Made Ballet History
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A young girl describes her best Christmas gift - her first ballet class. Which leads to more events that help her fulfill her dance dreams.

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Bunheads
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Prima Ballerina Misty Copeland shares the story of her first dance role. You'll see how happy and nervous young Misty was as well as how hard she worked.

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Brave Ballerina the Story of Janet Collins
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Balletball
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Nini loves ballet and is not happy when her mom signs her up for baseball.

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Trailblazer: The Story of Ballerina Raven Wilkinson
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