AdvertisementMisty Copeland On Broadening 'Beauty' And Being Black In BalletSeptember 09, 2014NPR StafffacebookEmailIn her new children's book, Firebird, Misty Copeland encourages a young dancer to have faith in herself. "You will soar, become a swan, a beauty, a firebird for sure," she writes. The tale is illustrated by Christopher Myers. (Art by Christopher Myers, courtesy of Penguin Young Readers Group)