Mirette on the High Wire

Mirette on the High Wire
Mirette on the High Wire  
Mirette on the High Wire
Author(s) Emily Arnold McCully
Illustrator Emily Arnold McCully
Country United States
Genre(s) Children's picture book
Publisher Putnam Books
Publication date 1992
ISBN 978-0399221309
OCLC Number 24544979
Dewey Decimal [E] 20
LC Classification 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]

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Plot summary

Mirette lives in a boardinghouse 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.

Musical

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; it ran from August 1–24, 1996, at the Norma Terris Theatre at the Goodspeed Opera in Chester, Connecticut. One of the only shows which was created without an ensemble.

References

  1. ^ American Library Association: Caldecott Medal Winners, 1938 - Present. URL accessed 27 May 2009.

External links

Awards
Preceded by
Tuesday		 Caldecott Medal recipient
1993		 Succeeded by
Grandfather's Journey



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