Mia: The Snow Day Ballet

Mia: The Snow Day Ballet

Author: Robin Farley

Publisher: HarperFestival

Published: 2014-10-07

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780062100153

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Mia can't wait to see a ballet performance on stage! But when heavy snowfall keeps Mia from seeing the show, she and her friends plan their own spectacular act in the snow. Young ballet fans and beginning readers will love seeing how Mia makes a snow day sparkle in this 8x8 storybook that comes with a sheet of stickers!


Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina

Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina

Author: Michaela DePrince

Publisher: Ember

Published: 2016-01-19

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 0385755147

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The extraordinary memoir of an orphan who danced her way from war-torn Sierra Leone to ballet stardom, most recently appearing in Beyonce’s Lemonade and as a principal in a major American dance company. "Michaela is nothing short of a miracle, born to be a ballerina. For every young brown, yellow, and purple dancer, she is an inspiration!” —Misty Copeland, world-renowned ballet dancer Michaela DePrince was known as girl Number 27 at the orphanage, where she was abandoned at a young age and tormented as a “devil child” for a skin condition that makes her skin appear spotted. But it was at the orphanage that Michaela would find a picture of a beautiful ballerina en pointe that would help change the course of her life. At the age of four, Michaela was adopted by an American family, who encouraged her love of dancing and enrolled her in classes. She went on to study at the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at the American Ballet Theatre and is now the youngest principal dancer with the Dance Theatre of Harlem. She has appeared in the ballet documentary First Position, as well as on Dancing with the Stars, Good Morning America, and Nightline. In this engaging, moving, and unforgettable memoir, Michaela shares her dramatic journey from an orphan in West Africa to becoming one of ballet’s most exciting rising stars. “Michaela DePrince is the embodiment of what it means to fight for your dream.” —Today “Michaela DePrince is a role model for girls on and off stage.” —NYLON


The Complete Home Learning Sourcebook

The Complete Home Learning Sourcebook

Author: Rebecca Rupp

Publisher: Three Rivers Press (CA)

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 882

ISBN-13: 0609801090

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Lists all the resources needed to create a balanced curriculum for homeschooling--from preschool to high school level.


A to Zoo

A to Zoo

Author: Rebecca L. Thomas

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2018-06-21

Total Pages: 3583

ISBN-13:

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Whether used for thematic story times, program and curriculum planning, readers' advisory, or collection development, this updated edition of the well-known companion makes finding the right picture books for your library a breeze. Generations of savvy librarians and educators have relied on this detailed subject guide to children's picture books for all aspects of children's services, and this new edition does not disappoint. Covering more than 18,000 books published through 2017, it empowers users to identify current and classic titles on topics ranging from apples to zebras. Organized simply, with a subject guide that categorizes subjects by theme and topic and subject headings arranged alphabetically, this reference applies more than 1,200 intuitive (as opposed to formal catalog) subject terms to children's picture books, making it both a comprehensive and user-friendly resource that is accessible to parents and teachers as well as librarians. It can be used to identify titles to fill in gaps in library collections, to find books on particular topics for young readers, to help teachers locate titles to support lessons, or to design thematic programs and story times. Title and illustrator indexes, in addition to a bibliographic guide arranged alphabetically by author name, further extend access to titles.


Inside Mrs. B.'s Classroom : Courage, Hope, and Learning on Chicago's South Side

Inside Mrs. B.'s Classroom : Courage, Hope, and Learning on Chicago's South Side

Author: Leslie Baldacci

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2003-08-25

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 9780071417358

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A respected journalist turned-teacher reveals what's really happening in America's schools In 1999, Chicago Sun-Times veteran Leslie Baldacci left her prestigious, twenty-five year career to teach at a public school in one of Chicago's roughest South Side neighborhoods. As she later commented, "I thought I knew rough. I thought I had answers. I didn't know jack." But Baldacci never looked back, and the result is Inside Mrs. B's Classroom, a compelling, first-hand narrative from the trenches of the inner-city school system that addresses one of society's most critical issues from gritty, daily personal experience. An expert on Chicago's massive education reform efforts even before she turned in her press credentials, Baldacci adds an informed, intellectual layer to this insightful, engaging work. In an era in which many people talk about wanting to make a difference, Baldacci has done so. Here she shares the whole picture, from the unrealistic expectations to the surprises--good and bad--that make up education today. Above all, she shows how an individual can, did--and continues to--make a difference in the lives of American children.


Crash Into Me

Crash Into Me

Author: Darci St. John

Publisher: Bedford Square Publishers

Published: 2024-06-06

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 183501190X

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Readers love Crash Into Me ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I always love ❤️ a story of second chances with new beginnings.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Great characters... a perfect unfolding and a lot of cheeky one-liners that made me laugh' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'LOVED LOVED LOVED this book!!! It was such a fun engaging read...had a hard time putting it down!!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This second chance romance has it all -clever banter, memorable characters, and a unique setting in the global world of elite racing.' Fast isn't her thing anymore. No one's more surprised than Mia Rubie when she unexpectedly inherits her father's elite auto racing team. Mia hasn't been near a race car—or a certain Italian driver—since she walked away from a promising racing career fifteen years ago. But with the racing season about to begin and a letter from her father tugging at her heartstrings, she reluctantly puts her life on hold to travel the world with Rubie Racing ... and Luca Toscano, the only man she ever loved. But she can't slow him down. Mia's father Rob had lured Luca back to Rubie Racing with the promise of making his dreams of being world champion finally come true. One of the oldest drivers on the track, Luca was already running out of time on his lifelong quest to be the best of the best. But now Rob's gone ... and Mia—who once nearly took his career along with his heart—is back. Mia can't seem to avoid Luca, and he can't stop thinking about her. But can they move past what drove them apart?


Ballerina Project

Ballerina Project

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Publisher: Chronicle Books

Published: 2019-09-03

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9781452181813

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With over one million followers on Instagram, Ballerina Project has the largest network of followers in the world for ballet and has become an online phenomenon. Created by New York City-based photographer Dane Shitagi over the span of eighteen years, Ballerina Project showcases over fifty renowned ballerinas in unexpected urban and natural settings in cities across the globe including New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Buenos Aires, London, Rome, and Paris. Ballerinas from the world's premiere companies are featured here. This book is bound in ballet pointe shoe-like satin pink cloth with gold foil stamping and a pink satin ribbon marker, with over 170 ballerina photographs in both black-and-white and full color. Introductions by renowned principal ballerinas Isabella Boylston and Francesca Hayward are included.


American Indian Ballerinas

American Indian Ballerinas

Author: Lili Cockerille Livingston

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press

Published: 1999-03-01

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9780806131344

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This is the first authorized biography of four twentieth-century American Indian ballerinas: Maria Tallchief, Rosella Hightower, Marjorie Tallchief, and Yvonne Chouteau. Each grew up in Oklahoma during the 1920s and 1930s and went on to achieve international fame. Lili Cockerille Livingston, who worked with all four ballerinas during her own career as a dancer, draws upon her extensive interviews with the women to bring their stories to life while also shedding new light both on the development of New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, and the now-defunct Harkness Ballet and Grand Ballet du Marquis de Cuevas.


Giselle the Christmas Ballet Fairy (Rainbow Magic: Special Edition)

Giselle the Christmas Ballet Fairy (Rainbow Magic: Special Edition)

Author: Daisy Meadows

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2016-09-27

Total Pages: 147

ISBN-13: 0545864151

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The Rainbow Magic Fairies have visions of sugar plums dancing in their heads-- it's Christmastime in Fairyland! Jack Frost is on the naughty list!Every year, Giselle the Christmas Ballet Fairy's special magic helps every holiday ballet show run perfectly. But when Jack Frost crashes a performance and steals her magic objects, it looks like everything will be ruined! Rachel and Kirsty need to get the magic objects back in time for the Fairyland Christmas Eve ballet performance. They'll have to harness all the magic of the season to help Giselle. If they don't succeed, holiday shows everywhere will be ruined by Fairyland's biggest Grinch!Find the magic objects in all three stories inside this Rainbow Magic Special Edition and help save the Christmas magic!