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Summary: With spare, poignant text, American Ballet Theatre soloist Misty Copeland writes of a young dancer whose confidence is fragile. Through hard work and dedication, Misty shows her how she can reach the same heights as Misty, even becoming the Firebird, Misty Copeland's signature role. An affecting story echoing Misty Copeland's own remarkable and meteoric rise in ballet, paired with vibrant,...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG COPCopeland, Misty
Summary: "Misty Copeland made history as the first African-American principal ballerina at the American Ballet Theatre. Her talent, passion, and perseverance enabled her to make strides no one had accomplished before. But as she will tell you, achievement never happens in a void. Behind her, supporting her rise was her mentor, Raven Wilkinson, who had been virtually alone in her quest to breach the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 COPCopeland, Misty.
Summary: Profiles the life and career of the professional ballerina, covering from when she began dance classes at age thirteen in an after-school community center through becoming the only African American soloist dancing with the American Ballet Theatre.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 COPELAND, MISTY COPLyons, Kelly Starling
Summary: "The A Girl Named series tells the stories of how ordinary American girls grew up to be extraordinary American women. Misty Copeland became the first African American Female Principal Dancer for the American Ballet Theatre, but how did she get there?"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2018
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Summary: Presents the life of the African-American dancer, describing her childhood, her ballet training, and her work with the American Ballet Theatre.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Collins 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Calkhoven, Laurie
Summary: Discusses Misty Copeland's family, childhood, and early dancing years before she became a world famous ballerina.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016