A Dance Like Starlight: One Ballerina's Dream
by Kristy Dempsey and Floyd Cooper
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- Grade
- PK-5
- Genre
- Sports
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2014
Word Count 937
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 990L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 163048, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Physical Education
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Discrimination--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Ballet dancing--Fiction
- Discrimination
- Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts | Dance
- 1951-
- African Americans--Fiction
- African Americans
- Collins, Janet--Fiction
- New York (N.Y.)--History--1951---Fiction
- History
- Collins, Janet
- Ballet dancing
- New York (N.Y.)
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- African American Experience
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Floyd Cooper
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
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Awards & Distinctions 4
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ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2015
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CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
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Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2023
Picture Book Text Winner, 2015
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Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
City Selection, 2014
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