Brave ballerina : the story of Janet Collins [Who Did It First? Book]by Meadows, Michelle 

BTSB Prebound(Holt, 2019)

BTSB #: 634324 Available

Dewey: 792.802/BAges: 4-8   
AR: 3.3 LG Lexile: 570

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Subjects: Collins, Janet,|d1917-2003 Ballet dancers - United States - Biography Ballerinas - United States - Biography African American dancers - Biography

Summary: A picture book tribute to Janet Collins, the first African American principal dancer at the Metropolitan Opera House.

Trailblazer : the story of ballerina Raven Wilkinson by Schubert, Leda 

BTSB Prebound(Little Bee, 2018)

BTSB #: 790093 Available

Dewey: 792.8092/BAges: 4-8   
AR: 5.7 LG RC: 8.3 3-5 Lexile: 980

Genres:

Subjects: Wilkinson, Raven Ballet dancers Ballerinas African American dancers - Biography

Summary: This picture book tells the uplifting story of the first African American ballerina to ever dance with a major American touring troupe and how she became a huge inspiration for Misty Copeland.