Born to Dance: Mary Verdi-Fletcher and Her Dancing Wheels

A beautiful picture book biography about the first professional wheelchair dancer, Mary Verdi-Fletcher, who changed the rules of dance and helped make it accessible to all.

Born to Dance tells the true story of Mary Verdi-Fletcher, who was born with spina bifida and dreamed of being a dancer from a very young age. When Mary's parents introduced her to music, her unsinkable love of dance flourished-and she vowed she would not be limited by her disability.

But the world needed to catch up. In t...