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 .

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

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd .

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