Sign in
Read to Sleep
Books
Kids
Popular
Authors & Events
Gifts & Deals
Audio
Sign In
Look Inside
Apr 14, 1997 | ISBN 9780698114432 | 4-8 years Buy *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program
Oct 21, 1992 | ISBN 9780399221309 | 4-8 years Buy
Oct 20, 1992 | ISBN 9781984813138 | 4-8 years Buy
Dec 04, 2018 | 11 Minutes | 4-8 years Buy
Also available from:
Available from:
Apr 14, 1997 | ISBN 9780698114432 | 4-8 years
Oct 21, 1992 | ISBN 9780399221309 | 4-8 years
Oct 20, 1992 | ISBN 9781984813138 | 4-8 years
Dec 04, 2018 | ISBN 9780525594857 | 4-8 years
11 Minutes
One day, a mysterious stranger arrives at a boardinghouse of the widow Gateau—a sad-faced stranger, who keeps to himself. When the widow’s daughter, Mirette, discovers him crossing the courtyard on air, she begs him to teach her how he does it. But Mirette doesn’t know that the stranger was once the Great Bellini—master wire-walker. Or that Bellini has been stopped by a terrible fear. And it is she who must teach him courage once again. Emily Arnold McCully’s sweeping watercolor paintings carry the reader over the rooftops of nineteenth-century Paris and into an elegant, beautiful world of acrobats, jugglers, mimes, actors, and one gallant, resourceful little girl.
One day, a mysterious stranger arrives at a boardinghouse of the widow Gateau- a sad-faced stranger, who keeps to himself. When the widow’s daughter, Mirette, discovers him crossing the courtyard on air, she begs him to teach her how he does it.But Mirette doesn’t know that the stranger was once the Great Bellini- master wire-walker. Or that Bellini has been stopped by a terrible fear. And it is she who must teach him courage once again.Emily Arnold McCully’s sweeping watercolor paintings carry the reader over the rooftops of nineteenth-century Paris and into an elegant, beautiful world of acrobats, jugglers, mimes, actors, and one gallant, resourceful little girl.
One day, a mysterious stranger arrives at a boardinghouse of the widow Gateau—a sad-faced stranger, who keeps to himself. When the widow’s daughter, Mirette, discovers him crossing the courtyard on air, she begs him to teach her how he does it. But Mirette doesn’t know that the stranger was once the Great Bellini—master wire-walker. Or that Bellini has been stopped by a terrible fear. And it is she who must teach him courage once again. Emily Arnold McCully’s prose and own narration carries the listener over the rooftops of nineteenth-century Paris and into an elegant, beautiful world of acrobats, jugglers, mimes, actors, and one gallant, resourceful little girl.
Emily Arnold McCully was born in Galesburg, Illinois, and grew up “a daredevil child,” always climbing trees or buildings. She made it to college intact, however, and received her B.A. from Brown University and an M.A. in art history from… More about Emily Arnold McCully
★”Mirette makes an enviable and plucky heroine; young readers will want to pull on their own high-button boots and join her as she dances between the rooftops.” —BCCB, starred review★”A bravura performance.” —Horn Book, starred review★”A satisfying, high-spirited adventure.” —School Library Journal, starred review“An exotic, suspenseful story.” —Kirkus Reviews
Caldecott Medal Winner WINNER
New York Times Best Illustrated Book WINNER
Visit other sites in the Penguin Random House Network
Stay in Touch
By clicking Sign Up, I acknowledge that I have read and agree to Penguin Random House's Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
