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When you know who Maria Tallchief and Misty Copeland are, but are unsure who other non-white dancers are…..

The Story of Ballerina Raven Wilkinson by Leda Schubert

February 26, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Trailblazer: The Story of Ballerina Raven Wilkinson is more of a 4.9 rating. I think I wanted a full-length biography and not the medium length picture book Leda Schubert created. However, Schubert does an amazing job of presenting a little-known dancer, woman, African-American and person. If you have a young lady into ballet this would be a good book for them. If you are doing a class about women trailblazers or African-American history this would be a good book to add.  I might even give […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: African-American, Anne Raven Wilkinson, Cultural, Ethnic & Regional, Leda Schubert, Misty Copeland, Performing Arts, Raven Wilkinson, Theodore Taylor III

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:58 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: African-American, Anne Raven Wilkinson, Cultural, Ethnic & Regional, Leda Schubert, Misty Copeland, Performing Arts, Raven Wilkinson, Theodore Taylor III ·
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