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Degas and the Little Dancer


Anholt's Artists

No. of pages 32

Published: 2016

Great for age 3-8 years

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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.

 

 

This book features in the following series: Anholt's Artists, Anholts Artists Books For Children .

This book has been graded for interest at 5-8 years.

There are 32 pages in this book.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).

This book was published in 2016 by Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd .

Around half of the Anholts' titles are illustrated by Catherine, including the Chimp and Zee serie

 

This book is in the following series:

Anholts Artists Books for Children

Anholt's Artists

This book features the following characters:

H G E Degas
This book features the character H G E Degas.

Edgar Degas
This book features Edgar Degas.

Laurence Anholt has created a gorgeous picture story book that explores the background of Marie and how she became Degas' model || Art comes to life ... The 'real' paintings mesh cleverly with Anholt's lively illustrations || If you believe in the power of picture books to hook children both on stories and on art, then Laurence Anholt's series on the great artists is for you.