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64 pp.
| Cavendish |
September, 2011 |
TradeISBN 978-0-7614-5562-2$19.99
(3)
4-6
Illustrated by
Raúl Colón.
Short poems detail the life of the famous Cuban ballerina Alicia Alonso. The text describes her early years, her courage in dancing after becoming partially blind, creation of the Ballet de Cuba, flight when Batista took power, and her return under Castro; detailed notes are appended. Colón's textured illustrations are full of movement and life. Timeline, websites. Bib., glos.