DePrince, Michaela.

Ballerina dreams : from orphan to ballerina / by Michaela DePrince ; illustrated by James Bernardin. - 42 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm - Step into reading. Step 4 .

"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."--Amazon.com.

Grades 2-3.

ISBN: 9780385755160 (lib. bdg.) 0385755163 (lib. bdg.) 9780385755153 (trade) 0385755155 (trade) 9780385755153 0385755155 9780385755160 0385755163 9780385755160 0385755163

LCCN: 2014013111

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Ballet dancers
Ballet dancers
Orphans
Ballet dancers.
Orphans.
African Americans
Children's literature

LC Class. No.: GV1785.D37 / A3 2014b

Dewey Class. No.: 792.802/8092 792.802/8092