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Mirette on the high wire / Emily Arnold McCully.

By: Publication details: New York : G.P. Putnam s Sons, c1992.Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 0399221301 (lib. bdg.) :
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PZ7.M478415 Mi 1992
Awards:
  • 1993 Caldecott winner
Summary: Mirette lives in a boarding house surrounded by actors, dancers, jugglers and mimes. Her life is filled with exciting stories and fascinating people. None as magical as the stranger Mirette discovers crossing the courtyard on air--a tightrope walker. Mirette becomes the stranger's pupil and learns to walk the wire. Features brilliant watercolor and gouache paintings, reminiscent of the French Impressionists. 1993 Caldecott Medal winner.
List(s) this item appears in: Juvenile Collection
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Item type Current library Home library Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Children's Books JUV MCCU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 637769

Mirette lives in a boarding house surrounded by actors, dancers, jugglers and mimes. Her life is filled with exciting stories and fascinating people. None as magical as the stranger Mirette discovers crossing the courtyard on air--a tightrope walker. Mirette becomes the stranger's pupil and learns to walk the wire. Features brilliant watercolor and gouache paintings, reminiscent of the French Impressionists. 1993 Caldecott Medal winner.

1993 Caldecott winner

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