Ready to fly : : how Sylvia Townsend Became the Bookmobile Ballerina
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Call Number: J 921 Townsend, Sylvia , Kids Book / Nonfiction / Biography / Musicians & Entertainers / Townsend, Sylvia Robertson
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch
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Ready to Fly is the true story of Sylvia Townsend, an African American girl who falls in love with ballet after seeing Swan Lake on TV. Although there aren't many ballet schools that will accept a girl like Sylvia in the 1950s, her local bookmobile provides another possibility. A librarian helps Sylvia find a book about ballet and the determined seven-year-old, with the help of her new books, starts teaching herself the basics of classical ballet. Soon Sylvia learns how to fly-- how to dance--and how to dare to dream. Includes a note from the author and a brief history of the bookmobile.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2020.
Year Published: 2020
Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780062888785
0062888781
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
LaFaye, A.
Townsend, Sylvia Robertson, 1943-
Gibson, Jessica.
SUBJECTS
Townsend, Sylvia Robertson, -- 1943-
Ballet dancers -- United States -- Biography.
Ballerinas -- United States -- Biography.
African American dancers -- Biography.
African American women -- Biography.
African Americans -- Biography.