Illustrated by Jessica Gibson in bright watercolor, a 40-page hardcover with a foreword from Sylvia Townsend herself.
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- Hardcover, 40 pages
- For ages four to eight
Ready to Fly: How Sylvia Townsend Became the Bookmobile Ballerina
$ 19.99
The true story of Sylvia Townsend, who fell in love with ballet watching Swan Lake on television in the 1950s and, with few schools willing to teach a Black student, taught herself from books found through her local bookmobile.
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Ready to Fly: How Sylvia Townsend Became the Bookmobile Ballerina
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