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Reich, Susanna.
JOSE! BORN TO DANCE : THE STORY OF JOSE LIMON
New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2005
IL K-3, RL 2.9
ISBN 0689865767
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 Jose was born in Mexico a long time ago.  As a young boy, he loved going to the theater and watching the dancing.  He also loved going to the bullfights and watching the way the men moved their bodies.  But then a war broke out in Mexico and Jose and his family made their way to the United States and the safety from war.  Jose longed to be an artist but never felt that his work was good enough.  What would Jose find was his true talent?
SUBJECTS:     Limon, Jose.
                        Dancers.
                        Choreographers.
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