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Black Ballerinas: My Journey to Our Legacy by Misty Copeland, illustrated by Salena Barnes Babies and the giraffe belonged toFrom New York Times bestselling and award winning author and American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Misty Copeland comes an illustrated nonfiction collection celebrating dancers of color who have influenced her on and off the stage. As a young girl living in a motel with her mother and her five siblings, Misty Copeland didn't have a lot of exposure to ballet or prominent dancers. She was sixteen when she saw a black ballerina on a magazine cover for