An inspiring picture book for little ballerinas everywhere!
Ready to Fly is the true story of Sylvia Townsend, an African American girl who falls in love with ballet after seeing Swan Lake on TV.
Although there aren’t many ballet schools that will accept a girl like Sylvia in the 1950s, her local bookmobile provides another possibility. A librarian helps Sylvia find a book about ballet and the determined seven-year-old, with the help of her new books, starts teaching herself the basics of classical ballet.
Soon Sylvia learns how to fly—how to dance—and how to dare to dream. 
Lyrical, easy-to-read, and affecting text paired with bright, appealing illustrations make Ready to Fly perfect for aspiring ballerinas everywhere who are ready to leap and to spread their wings.
Includes a foreword from Sylvia Townsend, a brief history of the bookmobile, an author’s note, and a further reading list.

Ready to Fly: How Sylvia Townsend Became the Bookmobile Ballerina

Children's Books

Lyon, Lea

LaFaye, Alexandria

Biographies

Harpercollins

Lyrical, inspiring, and affecting text paired with bright, appealing illustrations make Ready to Fly perfect for aspiring ballerinas everywhere who are ready to leap and to spread their wings! 
Ready to Fly is the true story of Sylvia Townsend, an African American girl who falls in love with ballet after seeing Swan Lake on TV. This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share at home or in the classroom. 
Although there aren’t many ballet schools that will accept a girl like Sylvia in the 1950s, her local bookmobile provides another possibility. A librarian helps Sylvia find a book about ballet and the determined seven-year-old, with the help of her new books, starts teaching herself the basics of classical ballet. 
Soon Sylvia learns how to fly—how to dance—and how to dare to dream. 
Includes a foreword from Sylvia Townsend, a brief history of the bookmobile, an author’s note, and a further reading list.

Universe in a Bottle is a collection of exciting new short fiction. These sci-fi tales are a cosmic boom in the psyche; they open new worlds of wonder and delight as they take you to visit a time traveler who knows how much change you have in your pocket, a school girl who alters the family dream machine, more than a few robots who break the rules any way they can, an astronaut without a ship, a space dog who wants to solve mysteries, and a jazz club at the end of the world. Enter into new dimensions-expand your own possibilities with this innovative and satisfying book featuring fourteen exciting authors. A surreal ride in this fourth collection of speculative fiction from Flying Ketchup Press.®

Universe in a Bottle: and Other Tales

Literature & Fiction

McCann, Polly Alice

Bronfman, Jill

Bhasin, Amrita

Short Stories & Anthologies

Flying Ketchup Press

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