Black Swans aliens meet the explorers

meet the explorers

She adores Mestra Aronne for taking her in--most guilds don't have room for apprentices with a crippled leg--and she loves life in the raggedy workshop that smells of paper and printing

she finds secret letters between her mom and her Tía Beatriz

through bitterly cold winters and blight

Cadence and Kittenfish: A Mermaid Tale reminds us to follow our hearts and our fins--and be ready for some surprises

Black Swans aliens meet the explorersThe stories of six daring, groundbreaking Black ballet dancers leap off the pages of this beautifully illustrated nonfiction picture book. Meet Essie Marie Dorsey, who in 1926 opened one of the first ballet schools for Black students; Arthur Mitchell, the first Black dancer with the New York City Ballet; Christian Holder, a principal dancer with the Joffrey Ballet; choreographer Dwight Rhoden; and present day ballerinas Misty Copeland and Michaela