Brave Ballerina: The Story of Janet Collins by Michelle Meadows, Ebony Glenn

Brave Ballerina: The Story of Janet Collins

Michelle Meadows, Ebony Glenn

32 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction biography childrens emotional lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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A lyrical picture book biography of Janet Collins, the first African American principal dancer at the Metropolitan Opera House. Janet Collins wanted to be a ballerina in the 1930s and 40s, a time when racial segregation was widespread in the Unite...

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reflective 33%

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