Brave Ballerina: The Story of Janet Collins

by Ebony Glenn and Michelle Meadows

Book Overview

A lyrical picture book biography of Janet Collins, the first African American principal dancer at the Metropolitan Opera House.

Janet Collins wanted to be a ballerina in the 1930s and 40s, a time when racial segregation was widespread in the United States. Janet pursued dance with a passion, despite being rejected from discriminatory dance schools. When she was accepted into the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo as a teenager on the condition...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250127734
• ISBN13: 9781250127730
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.7" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3