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[2014]
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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.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
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Angelina and Alice are so excited to spend time together at the beach! They collect seashells, build sandcastles, play in the waves, and dance! But then Angelina accidentally upsets Alice. Will a heartfelt apology and some creativity be enough to reconcile the two friends?
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Tallulah books (Marilyn Singer) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
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Tallulah takes ballet lessons and eagerly awaits her coveted tutu, which, she learns, she must work hard to earn.
6) Ballet shoes
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 9
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Determined to make a name for themselves, three adopted sisters living in London train for the ballet and the stage and in the process discover that each has a special talent.
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"With their long necks and matching buns and pink tights, Dara and Marie Durant have been dancers since they can remember. Growing up, they were homeschooled and trained by their glamorous mother, founder of the Durant School of Dance. After their parents’ death in a tragic accident nearly a dozen years ago, the sisters began running the school together, along with Charlie, Dara’s husband and once their mother’s prized student. Marie, warm and...
8) Ballet stars
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Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Two friends get ready and then dance with their ballet class at a performance where they are the stars of the show.
10) Maybe one day
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 13
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"Zoe thought that being cut from her ballet program was the worst thing that could happen, but when her best friend Olivia is diagnosed with a life-threatening disease, Zoe quickly learns that not being able to dance is the least of her problems" --
11) Peeping Beauty
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Pub. Date
[1993]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
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Poulette the dancing hen falls into the clutches of a hungry fox, who exploits her desire to become a great ballerina.
16) John's turn
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Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
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"It's John's big day at school today--a performance for Sharing Gifts time. His bag is carefully packed and prepared, his classmates are ready, and the curtain is waiting to open. John is nervous, looking out at all the other children staring back at him. But he takes a big breath and begins. Mac Barnett's compassionate text and Kate Berube's understated and expressive art tell the story of a kid who finds the courage to show others his talent for...
19) Nutcracker Noel
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
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Noel is disappointed not be offered the star role in the school ballet--The Nutcracker. On the opening night she discovers that she likes her part in the play as much as any other.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
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Delighted to be asked by Miss Bird to help during a little dancers' class, an exuberant Mia observes that the little ballerinas in her charge have difficulties performing steps, a challenge that prompts Mia to devise a clever solution.