Product Description

Marie dreams of becoming the most famous ballerina in the world. When she joins the ballet school in Paris, she notices a fierce man sitting at the side, sketching the dancers. The man is the painter, Edgar Degas, and his clay model of Marie does indeed make her the most famous dancer of all.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #85083 in Books
• Published on: 2003-09-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 32 pages

Review
Laurence Anholt has created a gorgeous picture story book that explores the background of Marie and how she became Degas' model (Daily Express )

Art comes to life ... The 'real' paintings mesh cleverly with Anholt's lively illustrations (Mail on Sunday )

About the Author
Laurence Anholt is part of a husband-and-wife team who have worked together on more than 60 picture books, published all over the world in more than 17 different languages. Their picture books – including the Chimp and Zee series – have won numerous awards and have been featured on television and radio. Laurence has been described by William Watt as one of the most versatile authors writing for children today. He was brought up mainly in Holland where he developed a lasting passion for art. He is a much sought after public speaker, appearing at conferences such as the European Council of International Schools Conference, the Northern Children's Book Festival and the Edinburgh Festival.

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Customer Reviews

A wonderful story
A wonderful story with beautiful illustrations, including some of Degas' work.

My daughter loves this book so much so has nearly worn it out. Since buying it she has shown so much interest in art and even choose her own Degas picture to go in her bedroom.

The story is well written, and has a good subtle morale - everything you want in a childrens book.

I couldn't recommend this more - the best of Anholts painter series (although I also love the Van Gogh and Picasso books too!)

Beautiful, imaginative and fun
My daughter loves the 'Katie' books about different artists (James Mayhew), and this is similar. Strong story line with a nice twist in the tale ... the little ballet dancer wants to be famous, and she does become famous, but not in the way she expected.

Great illustrations and prints of actual Degas paintings.