Michaela DeprinceVezi magazinul LibrisPerfect for newly independent readers--discover the amazing life of one of America's top ballerinas, Michaela DePrince, whose story is soon to be told in a major motion picture directed by Madonna.
At the age of three, Michaela DePrince found a photo of a ballerina that changed her life.
She was living in an orphanage in Sierra Leone at the time, but was soon adopted by a family and brought to America.
Michaela never forgot the photo of the dancer she once saw, and quickly decided to make her dream of becoming a ballerina come true.
She has been dancing ever since and is now a principal dancer in New York City and has been featured in the ballet documentary First Position, as well as Dancing with the Stars , Good Morning America, and Oprah magazine.
Young readers will love learning about this inspiring ballerina in this uplifting and informative leveled reader.
This Step 4 Step into Reading book is for newly independent readers who read simple sentences with confidence.
