I Am a Ballerina

I Am a Ballerina
Author: Valerie Coulman
Publisher: Lobster Press
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2004
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781894222914

An irresistible and determined ballerina shows readers how to reach for their dreams.

I Can Be A Ballerina (Barbie)

I Can Be A Ballerina (Barbie)
Author: Christy Webster
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2011-01-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0375868399

Young girls will love joining Barbie as she leaps, twirls, and pirouettes in this Step 2 reader, I Can Be a Ballerina.

Taking Flight

Taking Flight
Author: Michaela DePrince
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2014
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0385755112

"The memoir of Michaela DePrince, who lived the first few years of her live in war-torn Sierra Leone until being adopted by an American Family. Now seventeen, she is one of the premiere ballerinas in the United States"--

I Want to be a Ballerina

I Want to be a Ballerina
Author: Anna Membrino
Publisher: Random House Studio
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2014-08-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0375982337

When Mia tries to become a ballerina just like her big sister, she discovers that getting the right outfit is just the beginning. Despite great effort, there are lots of mishaps, and Mia doesn’t quite become the prima ballerina she hoped to be. But she does finally earn her true reward: time with her sister.

Brave Ballerina

Brave Ballerina
Author: Michelle Meadows
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Total Pages: 19
Release: 2019-01-08
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1250242231

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 United States. Janet pursued dance with a passion, despite being rejected from discriminatory dance schools. When she was accepted into the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo as a teenager on the condition that she paint her skin white for performances, Janet refused. She continued to go after her dreams, never compromising her values along the way. From her early childhood lessons to the height of her success as the first African American prima ballerina in the Metropolitan Opera, Brave Ballerina is the story of a remarkable pioneer as told by Michelle Meadows, with fantastic illustrations from Ebony Glenn.

Katarina Ballerina

Katarina Ballerina
Author: Tiler Peck
Publisher: Aladdin
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2020-05-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1534452761

A young girl lives out her big ballerina dreams in this graceful start to a new series from New York City Ballet principal dancer and international prima ballerina Tiler Peck and Broadway and television actor Kyle Harris. Ten-year-old Katarina is a New York City girl through and through, but the buzz of the city drives her to feel that she is meant for more than her ordinary day to day routine. Her big dream? To become a prima ballerina. With the help of a few new friends, Katarina finally puts on her first pair of ballet shoes and she’s more than determined to make it work. But her feet don’t quite move the way she would like them to, the twirls and spins make her dizzy, and her classmates aren’t exactly welcoming. When the head of the dance studio announces that there will be a competition to earn a spot in an upcoming international dance camp, Katarina knows this could be her big chance to make her dancer dreams come true. Does this tiny dancer have what it takes to stand out in the ballet world of blending in?

I Am a Dancer

I Am a Dancer
Author: Jane Feldman
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 56
Release: 1999
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

A young girl describes her life and her experiences studying to become a professional ballet dancer.

Beautiful Ballerina

Beautiful Ballerina
Author: Marilyn Nelson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: African American dancers
ISBN: 9780545089203

Beautiful ballerina, you areslender,straight-legged,high-arched,symmetrical...Beautiful ballerina,You are the dance.In this celebration of ballet's splendor, lush photographs and a poetic narrative put readers center stagewith young ballerinas from the Dance Theatre of Harlem. The minimal text balances the harmony of thephotos and demonstrates the joy of movement--inviting bravissimos and encores at each reading.

Becoming a Ballerina

Becoming a Ballerina
Author: Nancy Ellison
Publisher: Universe Publishing(NY)
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2003
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780789309761

What little girl doesn't dream of becoming a ballerina? This book follows a promising young dancer as she goes through her routine, from doing her hair and learning how to wear pointe shoes to teaching some basics to an even younger dancer. Full color.