Mirette on the High Wire facts for kids
Author | Emily Arnold McCully |
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Illustrator | Emily Arnold McCully |
Country | United States |
Genre | Children's picture book |
Publisher | Putnam Books |
Publication date
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1992 |
ISBN | 978-0-399-22130-9 |
OCLC | 24544979 |
[E] 20 | |
LC Class | PZ7.M478415 Mi 1992 |
Mirette on the High Wire is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Emily Arnold McCully. Published in 1992, the book tells the story of Mirette, a French girl who learns to walk on the tightrope. McCully won the 1993 Caldecott Medal for her illustrations.
Plot summary
Mirette lives in a boarding house in France. One day her life is changed by a man named Bellini, a famous tightrope walker, who teaches Mirette how to walk on a tightrope.
Musical
Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt, best known for their long-running off-Broadway musical The Fantasticks, created a musical version of the book in 1996.
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