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05721aam a2200649 i 4500 001 9CA1C5D41EB011E8BBC9FE1D97128E48 003 SILO 005 20180303010017 008 170927s2018 nyu j b 000 0beng 010 $a 2017005947 020 $a 1499805926 020 $a 9781499805925 035 $a (OCoLC)989964044 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d BTCTA $d YDX $d BDX $d CHILD $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d OCLCO $d JAI $d JBL $d NGP $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a GV1785.W527 $b R38 2018 082 00 $a B $a B $2 23 100 1 $a Schubert, Leda, $e author. 245 10 $a Trailblazer : $b the story of ballerina Raven Wilkinson / $c by Leda Schubert ; illustrated by Theodore Taylor III ; with a foreword by Misty Copeland. 250 $a First edition. 263 $a 1801 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Little bee Books, $c 2018. 300 $a 1 volume (unpaged) : $b color illustrations ; $c 29 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 520 $a "This beautiful picture book tells the little-known story of Raven Wilkinson, the first African American woman to dance for a major classical ballet company and an inspiration to Misty Copeland. When she was only five years old, her parents took her to see the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. Raven perched on her crushed velvet seat, heard the tympani, and cried with delight even before the curtain lifted. From that moment on, her passion for dance only grew deeper inside of her. No black ballerina had ever danced with a major touring troupe before. Raven would be the first. Raven Wilkinson was born on February 2, 1935, in New York City. From the time she was a little girl, all she wanted to do was dance. On Raven's ninth birthday, her uncle gifted her with ballet lessons, and she completely fell in love with dance. While she was a student at Columbia University, Raven auditioned for the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and was finally accepted on her third try, even after being told she couldn't dance with them because of her skin color. When she started touring with her troupe in the United States in 1955, Raven encountered much racism in the South, but the applause, alongside the opportunity to dance, made all the hardship worth it. Several years later she would dance for royalty with the Dutch National Ballet and regularly performed with the New York City Opera until she was fifty. This beautiful picture book tells the uplifting story of the first African American woman to dance for a major classical ballet company and how she became a huge inspiration for Misty Copeland. Theodore Taylor III's unique, heavy line style of illustration brings a deeper level of fluidity and life to the work, and Misty Copeland's beautifully written foreword will delight ballet and dance fans of all ages"-- $c Provided by publisher. 520 $a "When she was only five years old, her parents took her to see the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. Raven perched on her crushed velvet seat, heard the tympani, and cried with delight even before the curtain lifted. From that moment on, her passion for dance only grew stronger. No black ballerina had ever danced with a major American touring troupe before. Raven would be the first. All Raven Wilkinson wanted to do was dance. On Raven's ninth birthday, her uncle gifted her with ballet lessons, and she completely fell in love with dance. While she was a student at Columbia University, Raven auditioned for the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and was finally accepted on her third try, even after being told she couldn't dance with them because of her skin color. She encountered racism in her travels while on tour, but the applause, alongside the opportunity to dance, made all the hardship worth it. She would later dance for royalty with the Dutch National Ballet and regularly performed with the New York City Opera until she was fifty. This beautiful picture book tells the uplifting story of the first African American ballerina to ever dance with a major American touring troupe and how she became a huge inspiration for Misty Copeland. Theodore's unique, heavy line style of illustration brings a deeper level of fluidity and life to the work"-- $c Provided by publisher. 521 1 $a Age 4-8. 521 2 $a K to Grade 3. 600 10 $a Wilkinson, Raven $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Ballet dancers $z United States $v Juvenile literature. $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Ballerinas $z United States $v Juvenile literature. $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a African American dancers $v Juvenile literature. $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Ballet dancers $v Juvenile literature. $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Ballerinas $v Juvenile literature. $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a African Americans $v Juvenile literature. $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Women $v Juvenile literature. $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Biographies. 700 1 $a Copeland, Misty, $e author. 700 1 $a Taylor, Theodore, $c III, $e illustrator. 941 $a 15 952 $l VXPE964 $d 20240613010640.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20231012024159.0 952 $l REPC017 $d 20220407021856.0 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722055528.0 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20201027010422.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20200110073114.0 952 $l VCPD034 $d 20181228010959.0 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20181107064141.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20181010011543.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20181006113913.0 952 $l ZMPA437 $d 20180830013808.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20180828011002.0 952 $l RZPE145 $d 20180802011301.0 952 $l CBPF522 $d 20180801011026.0 952 $l ZKPC437 $d 20180310025714.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=9CA1C5D41EB011E8BBC9FE1D97128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search