Ballerina Dreams: A True Story
by Lauren Thompson and James Estrin
Once upon a time there were five little girls who shared a dream. They wanted... read more
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- Grade
- PK-5
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Sports
- Cultural Experience
- Disability
Year Published 2007
Word Count 2,186
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 860L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 118649
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Physical Education
- Subject Headings
- Cerebral palsied children
- Ballet dancers--Biography
- Ballet dancers--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Ballerinas
- Ballet dancers
- Cerebral palsied children--Biography
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Performing Arts | Dance
- Ballerinas--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | General
- Ballerinas--Biography
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Disabilities & Special Needs
- Cerebral palsied children--Biography--Juvenile literature
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Interview with Lauren Thompson
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Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2008
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