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A Dance Like Starlight: One Ballerina's DreamA story of little ballerinas with big dreams. Little ballerinas have big dreams. Dreams of pirouettes and grande jetes, dreams of attending the best ballet schools and of dancing starring roles on stage. But in Harlem in the 1950s, dreams don't always come true they take a lot of work and a lot of hope. And sometimes hope is hard to come by. But the first African American prima ballerina, Janet Collins, did make her dreams come true. And those dreams
A story of little ballerinas with big dreams. Little ballerinas have big dreams. Dreams of pirouettes and grande jetes, dreams of attending the best ballet schools and of dancing starring roles on stage. But in Harlem in the 1950s, dreams don't always come true--they take a lot of work and a lot of hope. And sometimes hope is hard to come by. But the first African-American prima ballerina, Janet Collins, did make her dreams come true. And those dreams inspired ballerinas everywhere, showing them that the color of their skin couldn't stop them from becoming a star. In a lyrical tale as beautiful as a dance en pointe, Kristy Dempsey and Floyd Cooper tell the story of one little ballerina who was inspired by Janet Collins to make her own dreams come true.Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Philomel Books
Published: 01/02/2014
ISBN: 9780399252846
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 10.10h x 8.80w x 0.40d
Award: Monarch Award - Nominee
Award: Golden Kite - Winner
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2013
Publishers Weekly 11/04/2013
School Library Journal 01/01/2014 pg. 66
Shelf Awareness 01/17/2014
Booklist 02/15/2014 pg. 73
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2014
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 pg. 26 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 163048 / Dance Like Starlight: One Ballerina's Dream
Reading Level: 4.4 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5
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Smells great. Doesn't mess with my pits.
Style: Casked Vanilla, Size: 2.65 Ounce (Pack of 1)
I ordered the casked vanilla scent. My lady loves it on me. The added benefit I wasn't expecting was no more sour pit smell by the end of the day that has plagued me using other brands. I'll keep ordering this stuff for now.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2026
★★★★★ 4
Effective
Style: Italian Bergamot, Size: 2.65 Ounce (Pack of 1)
Smells is nice but not amazing, the body wash in the Bergamot smells much better. But this stuff lasts. No chalky / sticky feeling but still keeps me BO free for two days straight.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Can't stop laughing
Format: Hardcover
These are amazing tales from Turkey. Beautiful narration of several very old tales. They bring the Hoja back to life. My kids and I thoroughly enjoy the stories and can't stop laughing as we read the tales again and again. The illustrations are superb.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2014
★★★★★ 3
Muslim Folktales of a Wise but Silly Teacher
Format: Hardcover
Reason for Reading: I love legends, folklore and the like. This was an area completely unknown to me so I was intrigued to read these tales.
These stories come from Turkey and are Muslim tales of a wise man, a trickster and a fool all wrapped up in the same person. Hoji is a Muslim teacher, some respect him others don't. Historically, Nasrudin Hoja (who goes by a host of different spellings) is considered an actual man who may have lived in the 1200s, his funny tales with messages have been handed down and built upon all over the middle east and across Asia, even reaching as far as China. But this book sticks with the tales told in Turkey, centered on the then village of Aksehir.
There are ten folktales presented here, each is short (only a few pages long) and Hoji while being a wise man is really very silly indeed. Children should find these stories humorous and laugh at the solutions Hoji comes up with to his, or others, troubles. He is always fair and stuck-up people will get pulled back down to reality. Hoji is a winner for the common folk and isn't afraid to take on a man of much greater status than himself. Hoji is also a trickster and likes to cause a little trouble by bringing someone back down to earth and showing him he is not above other people just because he has money or position. Then there is Hoji the fool, who will listens to what people tell him and in the end it is he who has been made a fool of, but still a lesson is being taught. Most of the stories have a lesson attached to them though they are not always blatantly obvious and do require you to think what the message of the story is. A couple, I think were just silly stories, as I could not find a message hidden in them at all.
The book is told in simple language and as I said the stories are short so I'm recommending this for lower elementary children or as a read-aloud to younger children of any age. The illustrations are beautiful. Capturing the art of Turkish design in bold, bright cartoon-ish style pictures which seem to be done in a mixed-media format and, if I'm not mistaken, that includes a tad of collage as well. This is a fun introduction to a new cultural folktale that kids are sure to have fun with.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2011
★★★★★ 5
Great series of books
Format: Hardcover
Great preschool book. I love this series
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Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2026
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