Ballerina Dreams From Orphan to Dancer

Perfect for newly independent readers--discover the amazing life of one of America’s top ballerinas, Michaela DePrince, whose story is soon to be told in a major motion picture directed by Madonna. At the age of three, Michaela DePrince found a photo of a ballerina that changed her life. She was living in an orphanage in Sierra Leone at the time, but was soon adopted by a family and brought to America. Michaela never forgot the photo of the dancer she once saw, and quickly decided to make her dream of becoming a ballerina come true. She has been dancing ever since and is now a principal dancer in New York City and has been featured in the ballet documentary First Position, as well as Dancing with the Stars , Good Morning America, and Oprah magazine. Young readers will love learning about this inspiring ballerina in this uplifting and informative leveled reader. This Step 4 Step into Reading book is for newly independent readers who read simple sentences with confidence.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Frank Morrison, Michaela DePrince, Elaine DePrince, F Morrison, Eliane Deprince, F. Morrison
• Con la collaborazione di: Frank Morrison (Illustrazione)
• Editore: Random House Childrens Books US
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 14.10.2014
• Categoria: Libri per bambini e per ragazzi > Saggi / saggi illustrati
• EAN: 9780385755153
• ISBN: 978-0-385-75515-3
• Numero di pagine: 48
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 7 a 9 anni
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 15.5 x 23 x 0.6 cm
• Serie: Step into Reading; Step Into Reading