Description
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.
At four years old, Ria Thundercloud was brought into the powwow circle, ready to dance in the special jingle dress her mother made for her. As she grew up, she danced with her brothers all over Indian country. Then Ria learned more stylestap, jazz, balletbut still loved the expressiveness of Indigenous dance. And despite feeling different as one of the only Native American kids in her school, she always knew she could turn to dance to cheer herself up.
Follow along as Ria shares her dance journeyfrom dreaming of her future to performing as a professionalaccompanied by striking illustrations that depict it while bringing her graceful movements to life.
Author: Ria Thundercloud
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Penguin Workshop
Published: 09/13/2022
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.1lbs
Size: 10.39h x 10.08w x 0.55d
ISBN: 9780593093894
Language: English
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