The Resource Ready to fly : how Sylvia Townsend became the bookmobile ballerina, story told by Lea Lyon and A. LaFaye ; foreword by Sylvia Townsend ; illustrated by Jessica Gibson
Ready to fly : how Sylvia Townsend became the bookmobile ballerina, story told by Lea Lyon and A. LaFaye ; foreword by Sylvia Townsend ; illustrated by Jessica Gibson
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The item Ready to fly : how Sylvia Townsend became the bookmobile ballerina, story told by Lea Lyon and A. LaFaye ; foreword by Sylvia Townsend ; illustrated by Jessica Gibson represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Memorial Hall Library.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
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The item Ready to fly : how Sylvia Townsend became the bookmobile ballerina, story told by Lea Lyon and A. LaFaye ; foreword by Sylvia Townsend ; illustrated by Jessica Gibson represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Memorial Hall Library.
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- Summary
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 1 volume (unpaged)
- Isbn
- 9780062888785
- Label
- Ready to fly : how Sylvia Townsend became the bookmobile ballerina
- Title
- Ready to fly
- Title remainder
- how Sylvia Townsend became the bookmobile ballerina
- Statement of responsibility
- story told by Lea Lyon and A. LaFaye ; foreword by Sylvia Townsend ; illustrated by Jessica Gibson
- Subject
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- Ballet dancers -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Biographies
- Picture books
- Townsend, Sylvia Robertson, 1943- -- Juvenile literature
- African American dancers
- African American dancers -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- African American women -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- African Americans -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Ballerinas -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Ballet dancers
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Cataloging source
- YDX
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1945-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Lyon, Lea
- Dewey number
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- 792.802/8092
- B
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1943-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
-
- LaFaye, A.
- Townsend, Sylvia Robertson
- Gibson, Jessica
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Townsend, Sylvia Robertson
- Ballet dancers
- Ballerinas
- African American dancers
- African American women
- African Americans
- Ballet dancers
- African American dancers
- Target audience
- juvenile
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/relation/writerofforeword
- M7MKJh5Aih0
- Label
- Ready to fly : how Sylvia Townsend became the bookmobile ballerina, story told by Lea Lyon and A. LaFaye ; foreword by Sylvia Townsend ; illustrated by Jessica Gibson
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (page [38])
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- Content type code
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- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1099685807
- Dimensions
- 29 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 1 volume (unpaged)
- Isbn
- 9780062888785
- Lccn
- 2018961752
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1099685807
- Label
- Ready to fly : how Sylvia Townsend became the bookmobile ballerina, story told by Lea Lyon and A. LaFaye ; foreword by Sylvia Townsend ; illustrated by Jessica Gibson
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (page [38])
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1099685807
- Dimensions
- 29 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 1 volume (unpaged)
- Isbn
- 9780062888785
- Lccn
- 2018961752
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1099685807
Subject
- Ballet dancers -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Biographies
- Picture books
- Townsend, Sylvia Robertson, 1943- -- Juvenile literature
- African American dancers
- African American dancers -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- African American women -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- African Americans -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Ballerinas -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Ballet dancers
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