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Misty Copeland You Should Meet

On june 30, 2015 misty stepped on stage as the first female african-american principal dancer for the American Ballet Theater and made history! A special section at the back of the book includes extras on subjects like history and math, plus a fun timeline filled with interesting trivia facts about dance.
With the you should meet series, learning about historical figures has never been so fascinating! Simon spotlight. Although she was always challenged by the things that set her apart from other dancers, and exceptional talent, with a lot of hard work, dedication, Misty has become one of the most well-known dancers in America.
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Firebird

Lyrical and affecting text paired with bold, striking illustrations that are some of Caldecott Honoree Christopher Myers's best work, makes Firebird perfect for aspiring ballerinas everywhere. Putnam Publishing Group.
Ballerina Dreams: From Orphan to Dancer Step Into Reading, Step 4

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. 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 was living in an orphanage in Sierra Leone at the time, but was soon adopted by a family and brought to America. 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, Good Morning America, as well as Dancing with the Stars, and Oprah magazine.
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Katherine Johnson You Should Meet

. A special section at the back of the book includes extras on subjects like history and math, plus inspiring careers for math lovers. With the you should meet series, learning about historical figures has never been so much fun! Simon spotlight. She is said to be one of the greatest American minds of all time.
Putnam Publishing Group. Katherine’s unparalleled calculations done by hand helped plan the trajectories for NASA’s Mercury and Apollo missions including the Apollo 11 moon landing.
Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina Young Readers Edition

Putnam Publishing Group. Determination meets dance in this middle grade adaptation of the New York Times bestselling memoir by the first African-American principal dancer in American Ballet Theatre history, Misty Copeland. As the first african-american principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre, Misty Copeland has been breaking down all kinds of barriers in the world of dance.
Simon spotlight. Life in motion is a story for all the kids who dare to be different, dream bigger, and want to break stereotypes in whatever they do. Aladdin. And when her home life and incredible dance promise begin to clash, Misty had to learn to stand up for herself and navigate a complex relationship with her mother, while pursuing her ballet dreams.
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Mae Jemison You Should Meet

Simon Spotlight. So in 1985 she applied to NASA’s astronaut training program. Blast off into space and get to know mae jemison—the first African-American woman to ever go to space—with this fascinating, nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a new series of biographies about people “you should meet.
Meet mae jemison, the first african-american female astronaut! Did you know before Mae was an astronaut, she went to medical school and joined the Peace Corps? But she never forgot her childhood dream to travel to outer space. Putnam Publishing Group.
Jesse Owens You Should Meet

Putnam Publishing Group. In fact, he criticized the United States for even including black athletes on its Olympic roster. Aladdin. Sprint around the track and get to know jesse Owens in this fascinating, nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a new series of biographies about people “you should meet. Meet jesse owens, an african american runner who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin! What made his achievement even more memorable was that Adolph Hitler expected the Olympic Games to be a German showcase.
Simon Spotlight. In 1936 jesse owens took a stand against racism and made history.
A Girl Named Misty: The True Story of Misty Copeland American Girl: A Girl Named

Putnam Publishing Group. 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? A Girl Named Misty describes the defining moments that made up her childhood and adolescence with full-color illustrations throughout.
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Barack Obama: Out of Many, One Step into Reading

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Sugar Plum Ballerinas #1: Plum Fantastic

Jump at the Sun. Aladdin. Simon spotlight. Unfortunately, that doesn't stop her ballet-crazy mother from moving them to Harlem, or from enrolling Al at the Nutcracker School of Ballet. Alexandrea petrakova johnson does not want to be a beautiful ballerina, and she does not want to leave her friends in Apple Creek.
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