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Mirette on the High Wire

By Emily Arnold McCully

By Emily Arnold McCully

By Emily Arnold McCully

By Emily Arnold McCully

By Emily Arnold McCully
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By Emily Arnold McCully
Illustrated by Emily Arnold McCully

By Emily Arnold McCully
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Apr 14, 1997 | 32 Pages | 4-8 years *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program

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Oct 21, 1992 | 32 Pages | 4-8 years

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    About Mirette on the High Wire

    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.

    About Mirette on the High Wire

    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.

    About Mirette on the High Wire

    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.

    About Mirette on the High Wire

    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.

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    About Emily Arnold McCully

    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

    About Emily Arnold McCully

    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

    About Emily Arnold McCully

    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

    About Emily Arnold McCully

    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

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Picture Books

    Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Puffin Books
    Apr 14, 1997 | 32 Pages | 8 x 10-1/4 | 4-8 years | ISBN 9780698114432

    Category: Children’s Picture Books

    Hardcover | $17.99
    Published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers
    Oct 21, 1992 | 32 Pages | 8-1/2 x 11 | 4-8 years | ISBN 9780399221309

    Category: Children’s Picture Books

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers
    Oct 20, 1992 | 32 Pages | 4-8 years | ISBN 9781984813138

    Category: Audiobooks | Children’s Picture Books

    Audiobook Download | $5.00
    Published by Listening Library (Audio)
    Dec 04, 2018 | 11 Minutes | 4-8 years | ISBN 9780525594857

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    Praise

    * “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

    Awards

    Caldecott Medal Winner WINNER

    New York Times Best Illustrated Book WINNER

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