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Author | Emily Arnold McCully |
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Illustrator | Emily Arnold McCully |
Cover artist | McCully |
Genre | Children's picture book |
Publisher | Putnam Books |
Publication date | 1992 |
Publication place | United States |
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. [1]
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.
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. [2] [3]
A 1993 animated cartoon short narrated by the author was released by Scholastic Inc., and Weston Woods.
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (September 2015) |
Author | Emily Arnold McCully |
---|---|
Illustrator | Emily Arnold McCully |
Cover artist | McCully |
Genre | Children's picture book |
Publisher | Putnam Books |
Publication date | 1992 |
Publication place | United States |
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. [1]
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.
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. [2] [3]
A 1993 animated cartoon short narrated by the author was released by Scholastic Inc., and Weston Woods.