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"In her debut picture book, professional Indigenous dancer Ria Thundercloud tells the true story of her path to dance and how it helped her take pride in her Native American heritage."--

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Main Author: Thundercloud, Ria (Author)
Other Authors: Fuller, Kalila J. (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Penguin Workshop, 2022.
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Thundercloud, Ria > Juvenile nonfiction.
Indian dance > North America > Juvenile nonfiction.
Women dancers > North America > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
Indigenous peoples > America > Social life and customs > Juvenile nonfiction.
Ho-Chunk women > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
Pueblo women > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
Autobiographies > Juvenile.
Biographies > Juvenile.
Picture books.
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Summary:"In her debut picture book, professional Indigenous dancer Ria Thundercloud tells the true story of her path to dance and how it helped her take pride in her Native American heritage."--
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Audience:Ages 4-8
ISBN:9780593093894
0593093895
Author Notes:Ria Thundercloud (she/her) is from the Ho-Chunk Nation and Sandia Pueblo. She holds strong ties to her kinship in the Southwest and North, practicing both styles of traditional dance. She started training in classical dance at the age of thirteen, went professional at sixteen, and has traveled internationally as a cultural ambassador and professional dancer. Ria is a 2019 graduate from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Indigenous Liberal Studies and is a holistic yoga teacher from the Healing Lotus Center. Her art is influenced by the women who came before her, reclaiming stories of matriarchs that highlight the resilience and knowledge of Indigenous women.

Kalila J. Fuller (she/her) was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, where she continues to draw inspiration from her childhood amongst the fir trees. She graduated from the Pacific Northwest College of Art with a degree in illustration. She loves dogs, watching cartoons, and drinking chai lattes.

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