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When Langston dances

Inspired by watching a performance of the Alvin Ailey Dance Company, a young black boy longs to dance and enrolls in ballet school.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Langley, Kaija (Author)
Other Authors:	Mallett, Keith (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Denene Millner Books, [2021]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Ballet dancing > Juvenile fiction. Sex role > Juvenile fiction. African Americans > Juvenile fiction. Picture books.
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Summary:	Inspired by watching a performance of the Alvin Ailey Dance Company, a young black boy longs to dance and enrolls in ballet school.
Physical Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Audience:	Ages 4-8. Grades K-1.
ISBN:	9781534485198 1534485198
Author Notes:	Born and raised in East Orange, New Jersey, Kaija Langley has been writing since she fell in love with words at age seven. She knew she was onto something when she wrote her first poem and her grade school classmates thought she'd copied it from a book! A proud alumna of Morgan State University, a Historically Black College and University in Baltimore, Maryland, she received her MFA in fiction from St. Mary's College of California in 2005. Kaija is the author of picture books A Century for Caroline , When Langston Dances , and Little Library Love . She's called many places home over the years--New Jersey, Maryland, DC, California, Louisiana--and currently lives, writes, and plays in Massachusetts with her dog Zara and her Beloved. Keith Mallett has been drawing and painting for as long as he can remember. The NAACP Image Award-nominated artist and designer has created posters and fine art prints for more than forty years. As guest artist, he crafted the 2017 Google Doodle commemorating Martin Luther King Day. Keith Lives in San Diego with his wife and German Shepherd.