Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)Īmerican Ballet Theater soloist Misty Copeland encourages a young ballet student, with brown skin like her own, by telling her that she, too, had to learn basic steps and how to be graceful when she was starting out, and that some day, with practice and dedication, the little girl will become a Firebird, too. The bestselling author of Life in Motion and the children’s books, Firebird, Bunheads, and Black Ballerinas, she is the recipient of the Leonore Annenberg Fellowship in the Arts and an inductee into the Boys and Girls Club Alumni Hall of Fame. A debut picture book by an American Ballet Theatre soloist follows the experiences of an insecure young girl who the author encourages to believe in h. Firebird Misty Copeland, Christopher Myers (Illustrator) 4.07 2,363 ratings593 reviews In her debut picture book, Misty Copeland tells the story of a young girl-an every girl-whose confidence is fragile and who is questioning her own ability to reach the heights that Misty has reached. Ballerina Misty Copeland shows a young girl how to dance like the Firebird Misty Copeland made history by becoming the first African American female principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre.

Firebird ballet book