Mirette on the high wire /Emily Arnold McCully.

McCully, Emily Arnold,

Mirette on the high wire /Emily Arnold McCully. - New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, (c)1992. - 1 volume (unp.) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.

Mirette learns tightrope walking from Monsieur Bellini, a guest in her mother's boarding house, not knowing that he is a celebrated tightrope artist who has withdrawn from performing because of fear.



Caldecott Medal winner, 1993.

91036324 /AC


Tightrope walking--Juvenile fiction.
Girls--Juvenile fiction.
Performance anxiety--Juvenile fiction.
Determination (Personality trait)--Juvenile fiction.
Learning--Juvenile fiction.
Ability--Juvenile fiction.
Performing arts--Juvenile fiction.
Daredevils--Juvenile fiction.
Boardinghouses--Juvenile fiction.

PS3563 / .M574 1992 PS3563