She Persisted: Maria Tallchief
Christine Day
Maria Tallchief loved to dance, but was told that she might need to change her Osage name to one that sounded more Russian to make it as a professional ballerina.
Book details
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Philomel Books
- Published
- November 16, 2021
- Pages
- 96
- ISBN-13
- 9780593115817
- Language
- English
Reading lists that include this book
- 2022Third to Fifth Grade
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- She Persisted: Maria TallchiefSource for: Description
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