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In her debut picture book, Misty Copeland tells the story of a young girl--an every girl--whose confidence is fragile and who is questioning her own ability to reach the heights that Misty has reached. Misty encourages this young girl's faith in herself and shows her exactly how, through hard work and dedication, she too can become Firebird. Lyrical and affecting text paired with bold, striking illustrations that are some of Caldecott Honoree Christopher Myers's best work, makes Firebird perfect for aspiring ballerinas everywhere.


這是米斯蒂‧科普蘭的處女作，繪本中講述一個小女孩，或者是每一個小女孩的故事。小女孩十分沒自信、懷疑自己是否有能力能像米斯蒂一樣有成就。米斯蒂鼓勵女孩相信自己、努力不懈，必定能成為火鳥。作者藉由本書抒發真摯情感，文字極具影響力，搭配凱迪克獎得主克里斯托弗‧邁爾斯大膽、顯眼的插圖，實為上乘佳作，適合用來鼓勵想成為芭蕾舞者的小女孩。