{"product_id":"alvin-ailey-andrea-pinkney-9780786810772","title":"Alvin Ailey","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn informative and inspiring biography of Alvin Ailey, the great African-American dancer and choreographer, created by \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling and award-winning duo Andrea David Pinkney and Brian Pinkey. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Since he was a young boy in Navasota, Texas, Alvin Ailey loved to stomp his feed and clap his hands to the music of the True Vine Baptist choir. Later, he learned how to dance. He spent some time with the best teachers of the era and eventually started his own modern dance company, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is the story of Alvin Ailey's life--a life that left its imprint as much on the history of the American people as on the history of modern dance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon't miss the other Great Black Performers biographies: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElla Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDuke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrea Pinkney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786810777\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786810772\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hyperion Books for Children\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.75h x 8.54w x 0.12d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e29249 \/ Alvin Ailey\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Andrea Pinkney","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44050197479679,"sku":"9780786810772","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_21c85362-a2bd-40dc-a3ae-62ce9239d5c9.jpg?v=1685005806","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/alvin-ailey-andrea-pinkney-9780786810772","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}