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 Alicia Alonso dances on
 Author: Vina, Rose

 Publisher:  Whitman (2021)

 Dewey: 792.8092
 Classification: Biography
 Physical Description: [32] p., col. ill., 26 cm

 BTSB No: 909658 ISBN: 9780807514542
 Ages: 4-8 Grades: K-3

 Subjects:
 Alonso, Alicia, -- 1920-2019
 Blind
 Ballet dancers -- Cuba -- Biography
 Dancers with disabilities -- Cuba -- Biography

Price: $22.38

Summary:
As a young girl in Cuba, Alicia Alonso practiced ballet in tennis shoes. Within a few years, she was in New York City, with a promising ballet career. But her eyesight began to fail. When Alicia needed surgeries to save her vision, dancing was impossible, but she wouldn't give up her dream. She found the strength and determination to return to the stage and become a prima ballerina. The true story of a woman who overcame her challenges, mastered her art, and inspired others to dance and dream.

 Illustrator: Felix, Gloria
Accelerated Reader Information:
   Interest Level: LG
   Reading Level: 4.40
   Points: .5   Quiz: 514379

Reviews:
   Kirkus Reviews (09/15/21)
   School Library Journal (+) (07/01/21)
   Booklist (06/01/21)

Full Text Reviews:

Booklist - 06/01/2021 - Copyright 2021 Booklist.

School Library Journal - 07/01/2021 - Copyright 2021 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.

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