Book
Ready to fly : how Sylvia Townsend became the bookmobile ballerina
Audience Youth 0-15 years
Published 2020 by Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, New York
ISBN 9780062888785
Bib Id 1057048
Edition First edition.
Description 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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cam a22 Ii 4500
LCCN
2018-961752
ISBN
9780062888785 (hardcover) $19.00
0062888781
9780062888792 (paperback) $9.00
006288879X
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J B Townsend L
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Title
Ready to fly : how Sylvia Townsend became the bookmobile ballerina
Edition
First edition.
Publication Information
2020 by Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, New York :
Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page [38]).
Summary
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. 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 note from the author and a brief history of the bookmobile.
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