Full Product Details
Author: Heather E. Schwartz
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint: Lerner Publishing Group
Dimensions:
Width: 18.40cm
, Height: 0.80cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.240kg
ISBN: 9781541597082
ISBN 10: 1541597087
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 01 August 2020
Recommended Age: From 9 to 11 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
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Children / Juvenile
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Educational: Primary & Secondary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Readers are encouraged to be their own boss. . . . [S]uitable introductory biographies of modern women. --School Library Journal -- (11/1/2020 12:00:00 AM) This honest account will inspire and encourage young dancers. --Booklist -- (10/15/2020 12:00:00 AM)
This biography of the American Ballet Theatre's first African American principal ballerina doesn't pull any punches. Readers learn about Misty Copeland's childhood, her parents' divorce, her mom's financial struggles (living in a motel, no money for dance classes), and a nasty custody battle between Misty's mom and a ballet teacher who gave Misty a scholarship and a place to live. Readers also learn about prejudice in the world of ballet. Many young girls start ballet lessons as toddlers; because of her family's poverty, Misty didn't begin until she was in middle school, in free classes offered by a Boys and Girls Club. Ballerinas are supposed to be willowy, tall, and dainty; Misty was tall, but also muscular and curvy. And she was Black. Even though audiences weren't used to seeing ballerinas of color, Misty's hard work, determination, and awesome talent landed her solos, stardom, a music video with Prince, her own Barbie Doll, and an appointment to Barack Obama's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition. This honest account will inspire and encourage young dancers.--Booklist -- Journal
Author Information
When Heather E. Schwartz was thirteen years old, she tracked down several lead orphans from the 1983 movie ""Annie"" and interviewed them by phone. As an adult, she realized she could apply those same early instincts to a career as a journalist and writer. She is the author of more than 35 nonfiction children's titles, published by Lerner Publishing Group, Capstone Press, Teacher Created Materials, Lucent Books, and Tangerine Press, a Scholastic imprint. She has written articles for National Geographic Kids and Discovery Girls. In addition, she developed the content for KidsGetArthritisToo.org, the juvenile section of the Arthritis Foundation's website. Other credits in the children's market include articles for Teen, Girls' Life, and All About You magazines. Additionally, Ms. Schwartz is a former editor at Bridal Guide magazine, co-author of Bridal Guide Magazine's How to Choose the Perfect Wedding Gown (Warner, 2004), and contributor to The Takeout Cookbook (Knock Knock 2007).
