Kristy Dempsey

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1) A dance like starlight: one ballerina's dream

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A young girl growing up in Harlem in the 1950s, whose mother cleans and stitches costumes for a ballet company, dreams of becoming a prima ballerina one day, and is thrilled to see a performance of Janet Collins, the first "colored" prima ballerina.

2) Superhero instruction manual

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Dempsey, Kristy

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A little boy who is disappointed by the seven steps in his Superhero Instruction Guide gets a glimpse of true heroism.

3) Mini racer

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Animals in a variety of fanciful vehicles, including a snail on a skateboard and rabbits in a carrot-car, race over a difficult course with a suspenseful and surprising outcome.

4) A hop is up

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Walking with his energetic puppy in their neighborhood, a young boy hops, bends, spins, and jumps with friends he encounters along the way.

5) Ten little fingers, two small hands

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Toddlers enjoy delicious treats as they help the reader learn to count to ten.

6) Ten little toes, two small feet

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Toddlers crawl, play, and walk as they help the reader learn to count to ten.

7) Ten little fingers, two small hands =: Diez deditos, dos manitas

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8) A Dance Like Starlight: One Ballerina's Dream

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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...