Maria Tallchief: Native America's Prima Ballerina (Beginner Biography (LOOK! Books ™))($8.99Value)

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Maria Tallchief was inspired to dance while watching Osage dancers as a child in Oklahoma. For tribal ceremonies only men were allowed to dance. But, Maria went on to become America's first prima ballerina. "The Beginner Biography series . . . welcomes another worthy set of Americans to its ranks with these latest volumes for primary-grade readers."― Booklist Jennifer Marino Walters is a writer and editor specializing in family and parenting topics. She has written for  Los Angeles Times , Reader's Digest , and Parenting . Jennifer lives with her husband, twin sons, and daughter in the Washington, DC, area. Nigel Dobbyn has created comics, illustration and graphic design for children and young readers for 30 years. He lives and works in England.