Ready to Fly: How Sylvia Townsend Became the Bookmobile Ballerina - Lyon, Lea; LaFaye, Alexandria
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INSPIRED BY THE AMAZING LIFE OF BALLERINA SYLVIA TOWNSEND Sylvia longs to be a ballerina like the ones she sees on television. She wants to leap and twirl and do pliés till she can dance in real ballets. But as an African American girl in 1950s America, Sylvia has to make her dreams come true against all odds. This beautiful first-ever biography of Sylvia Townsend tells the story of how one determined girl got her wings by discovering the magic of the bookmobile, keeping the beat in her feet, and staying on her tippy-toes . . . always ready for liftoff.

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INSPIRED BY THE AMAZING LIFE OF BALLERINA SYLVIA TOWNSEND Sylvia longs to be a ballerina like the ones she sees on television. She wants to leap and twirl and do pliés till she can dance in real ballets. But as an African American girl in 1950s America, Sylvia has to make her dreams come true against all odds. This beautiful first-ever biography of Sylvia Townsend tells the story of how one determined girl got her wings by discovering the magic of the bookmobile, keeping the beat in her feet, and staying on her tippy-toes . . . always ready for liftoff.
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Lea Lyon always wanted to create children’s books when she was a little girl. Now, after several other careers, Lyon is living out her dream. Ready to Fly is the first children’s book she’s written. She has illustrated six award-winning picture books, including Say Something by Peggy Moss and Keep Your Ear on the Ball by Genevieve Petrillo. Her book Lailah’s Lunchbox by Reem Faruqi was named an ALA Notable Book. You can visit her at www.lealyon.com.