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Goddu, Krystyna Poray

An Unlikely Ballerina

32 pp. | Kar-Ben | September, 2018 | Library ISBN 978-1-5124-8362-8 $17.99 | Paper ISBN 978-1-5124-8363-5 $7.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-5415-2407-1
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Cosei Kawa. Instead of wearing heavy iron braces for her weak legs, the doctor lets young Lily Marks take dance lessons to strengthen them. Thus begins the ascent of the first Jewish prima ballerina assoluta, later known as Alicia Markova. Goddu tells the true story with elegant simplicity; an afterword offers more straightforward biography. Kawa's ornately detailed, stylized illustrations capture the wonder and magic of ballet.
Reviewer: Mariko Turk

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