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The polar bear and the ballerina

"When dancers have a photoshoot at the Central Park Zoo, a young, African American ballerina and a polar bear form a special friendship. When his new friend leaves her scarf behind, the polar bear must venture through Central Park and out into Manhattan to return it before her performance at the Lin...

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Main Author: Velasquez, Eric (Author, Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Holiday House, 2025.
Edition:First edition.
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African American ballerinas > Juvenile fiction.
Ballerinas > Juvenile fiction.
Polar bear > Juvenile fiction.
Lost articles > Juvenile fiction.
Human-animal relationships > Juvenile fiction.
Stories without words > Juvenile fiction.
Polar bears > Juvenile fiction.
Lost and found possessions > Juvenile fiction.
Wordless picture books.
Picture books.
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Summary:"When dancers have a photoshoot at the Central Park Zoo, a young, African American ballerina and a polar bear form a special friendship. When his new friend leaves her scarf behind, the polar bear must venture through Central Park and out into Manhattan to return it before her performance at the Lincoln Center. However, the theater goers eye the strange bear with suspicion. When the ushers won't let him inside, the ballerina comes to his rescue and welcomes him in. The polar bear has dreamed of seeing the ballet, and now he gets to be a part of it in the most surprising way."--Provided by publisher.
Item Description:Some folded pages.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
ISBN:9780823449187
0823449181
Author Notes:Eric Velasquez's awards include the John Steptoe / Coretta Scott King Award for new talent, a Pura Belpré Award, an NAACP ImageAward, and a Carter G. Woodson Award. For Holiday House, he both wrote and illustrated Looking for Bongo , and he illustrated Ol'Clip-Clop: A Ghost Story by Patricia C.McKissack (Anne Izard Storyteller's Choice Award Winner, Georgia Children's Book Award, Bank Street Best Children's Book of theYear--Outstanding Merit) and New Shoes by Susan Lynn Meyer (Jane Addams Peace Association Children's Book Award, Bank StreetBest Children's Book of the Year, New York State Reading Association Charlotte Award). The son of Afro-Puerto Rican parents who encouraged music and storytelling, Eric grew up in Spanish Harlem, New York. As a child,he loved superheroes, comics and drawing, much like the boy in Octopus Stew. He teaches illustration at the Fashion Institute of Technology and lives in New York

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