Ready to fly, how Sylvia Townsend became the bookmobile ballerina, story told by Lea Lyon and A. LaFaye ; foreword by Sylvia Townsend ; illustrated by Jessica Gibson
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Ready to fly, how Sylvia Townsend became the bookmobile ballerina, story told by Lea Lyon and A. LaFaye ; foreword by Sylvia Townsend ; illustrated by Jessica Gibson
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (page [38])
resource.biographical
individual biography
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photographsillustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Ready to fly
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
story told by Lea Lyon and A. LaFaye ; foreword by Sylvia Townsend ; illustrated by Jessica Gibson
Sub title
how Sylvia Townsend became the bookmobile ballerina
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
Target audience
juvenile
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Subject
- Biographies
- African American dancers
- Townsend, Sylvia Robertson, 1943- -- Juvenile literature
- African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Ballet dancers
- African American women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Picture books
- Ballet dancers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- African American dancers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Ballerinas -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Content
Illustrator
writerofforeword
Incoming Resources
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Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor3
- Creator1
- Genre2
- Subject10
- Biographies
- African American dancers
- Townsend, Sylvia Robertson, 1943- -- Juvenile literature
- African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Ballet dancers
- African American women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Picture books
- Ballet dancers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- African American dancers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Ballerinas -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Content2
- Author2
- Illustrator1
- writerofforeword1