Search Results: Returned 6 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 6
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2008, Pre-adolescent, Walker & Co Distributed to the trade by Macmillan Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Selected by Chairman Mao's officials from among millions of children to become a dancer, Li's new life began as he left his family behind. At the Beijing Dance Academy, days were long and difficult. Li's hard work was rewarded when he was chosen yet again, this time to travel to America.
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2008., Pre-adolescent, Walker & Co. : Distributed to the trade by Macmillan Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Selected by Chairman Mao's officials from among millions of children to become a dancer, Li's new life began as he left his family behind. At the Beijing Dance Academy, days were long and difficult. Li's hard work was rewarded when he was chosen yet again, this time to travel to America.
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c2011., Pre-adolescent, Knopf Call No: Performing Arts Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Tells the true story of Zhongmei Lei, an eleven-year-old girl in 1977 who won one of twelve spots at the prestigious Beijing Dance Academy, and whose determination to remain in the school impressed teachers and students alike; and discusses how Zhongmei, whose name means Faithful Plum, went on to form her own dance company which debuted in New York when she was in her late twenties.
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2012, c2011., Pre-adolescent, Yearling Books Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Biography of a young girl from China who achieved her dreams of dancing.
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c2011., Juvenile, Alfred A. Knopf Call No: B LI Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Traces the life and journey of Zhongmei Lei, whose name means Faithful Plum, from her life as a poor country girl to the prestigious Beijing Dance Academy to founding her own dance company. Includes full-color and black-and-white photographs.
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c2011., Juvenile, Alfred A. Knopf Call No: B LI Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Traces the life and journey of Zhongmei Lei, whose name means Faithful Plum, from her life as a poor country girl to the prestigious Beijing Dance Academy to founding her own dance company. Includes full-color and black-and-white photographs.