Taking flight, from war orphan to star ballerina, Michaela DePrince with Elaine DePrince
Type
Label
Taking flight, from war orphan to star ballerina, Michaela DePrince with Elaine DePrince
Language
eng
resource.biographical
autobiography
Illustrations
illustrationsplates
Index
no index present
Intended audience
940, Lexile
resource.interestGradeLevel
789Y, Childrens Plus, Inc
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Taking flight
Responsibility statement
Michaela DePrince with Elaine DePrince
resource.studyProgramName
Accelerated Reader AR, 6.3, 9.0, 169655.Accelerated Reader, UG, 6.3, 9, 9, 169655
Sub title
from war orphan to star ballerina
Summary
The youngest principal dancer with the Dance Theatre of Harlem traces her extraordinary rise from being a reviled orphan in war-torn Sierra Leone to becoming one of America's most accomplished ballerinas, tracing her adoption, rigorous training and high-profile performances
Classification
Contributor
Creator
Subject
- DePrince, Michaela
- Orphans -- Sierra Leone -- Juvenile literature
- Ballet dancers -- Sierra Leone -- Juvenile literature
- DePrince, Michaela -- Juvenile literature
- Ballet dancers -- United States -- Biography
- Ballet dancers -- Sierra Leone -- Biography
- Ballet dancers -- United States -- Juvenile literature
- Orphans -- Sierra Leone -- Biography
Content
Author
Incoming Resources
- Has instance2
Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor1
- Creator1
- Subject8
- DePrince, Michaela
- Orphans -- Sierra Leone -- Juvenile literature
- Ballet dancers -- Sierra Leone -- Juvenile literature
- DePrince, Michaela -- Juvenile literature
- Ballet dancers -- United States -- Biography
- Ballet dancers -- Sierra Leone -- Biography
- Ballet dancers -- United States -- Juvenile literature
- Orphans -- Sierra Leone -- Biography
- Content1
- Author1