Mirette on the Highwire (Caldecott Medal Book)
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| Rating | : | 4.23 (806 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0399221301 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
It also offers rich, scenic portraits of 19th century Paris. The book won the 1993 Caldecott Medal. The story affords a spunky, down-to-earth role model for readers who like to dream big dreams. The two meet at Mirette's mother's boarding house, where Bellini is staying with a troupe of traveling performers. . While Mirette gets to step outside her daily routine of peeling potatoes and scrubbing floors, Bellini manages to reaffirm his mastery. Mirette persuades Bellini to teach her his art, and soon enough the two are performing above the rooftops of Paris. Mirette and the "Great Bellini" traverse the Paris skyline on high wire in the climactic scene of this picture book about conquering fear
NK said good story, great female character. I would give this book good story, great female character I would give this book 3.5 stars for plot. The story's above average but not great, yet definitely worth reading. It is definitely 5 stars for having a very positive female role model - she is hard-working, helpful, extremely responsible (she helps here widowed mother run the guesthouse and when she wants to learn to walk a tightrope, she gets up 2 hours early so she can still finish her chores and have the rest of the day to practice), diligent, and pursues and sticks to her own dreams- teaching herself even when initially rebuffed by Bellini. The book is also one of the few I've seen with a very positive image of a single mothe. .5 stars for plot. The story's above average but not great, yet definitely worth reading. It is definitely 5 stars for having a very positive female role model - she is hard-working, helpful, extremely responsible (she helps here widowed mother run the guesthouse and when she wants to learn to walk a tightrope, she gets up "good story, great female character" according to NK. I would give this book good story, great female character I would give this book 3.5 stars for plot. The story's above average but not great, yet definitely worth reading. It is definitely 5 stars for having a very positive female role model - she is hard-working, helpful, extremely responsible (she helps here widowed mother run the guesthouse and when she wants to learn to walk a tightrope, she gets up 2 hours early so she can still finish her chores and have the rest of the day to practice), diligent, and pursues and sticks to her own dreams- teaching herself even when initially rebuffed by Bellini. The book is also one of the few I've seen with a very positive image of a single mothe. .5 stars for plot. The story's above average but not great, yet definitely worth reading. It is definitely 5 stars for having a very positive female role model - she is hard-working, helpful, extremely responsible (she helps here widowed mother run the guesthouse and when she wants to learn to walk a tightrope, she gets up 2 hours early so she can still finish her chores and have the rest of the day to practice), diligent, and pursues and sticks to her own dreams- teaching herself even when initially rebuffed by Bellini. The book is also one of the few I've seen with a very positive image of a single mothe. hours early so she can still finish her chores and have the rest of the day to practice), diligent, and pursues and sticks to her own dreams- teaching herself even when initially rebuffed by Bellini. The book is also one of the few I've seen with a very positive image of a single mothe. "Beloved by my daughter" according to M. Lilliquist. My precocious (precious!) Beloved by my daughter M. Lilliquist My precocious (precious!) 4-year-old daughter just loved this book - so much so that we have enjoyed playing "Mirette & Bellini" together many times, acting out the story and embellishing the details. Strong plot; excellent characterization. What greater recommendation than success with the target audience, kids?This book is great as a read aloud for younger kids, and a good early reader for those slightly older. To the author's great credit, the vocabulary is NOT simplified -- your child may actually learn something while enjoying the story.The 2nd sequel, in which the wire-walking duo cross the Niagara Falls, is OK, but not as . -year-old daughter just loved this book - so much so that we have enjoyed playing "Mirette & Bellini" together many times, acting out the story and embellishing the details. Strong plot; excellent characterization. What greater recommendation than success with the target audience, kids?This book is great as a read aloud for younger kids, and a good early reader for those slightly older. To the author's great credit, the vocabulary is NOT simplified -- your child may actually learn something while enjoying the story.The 2nd sequel, in which the wire-walking duo cross the Niagara Falls, is OK, but not as . Helmstetter said My daughter (My daughter (4) loves this book and whenever she walks Helmstetter My daughter (4) loves this book and whenever she walks on curbs or any slightly elevated path she says, "Look I'm Mirette". ) loves this book and whenever she walks. My daughter (My daughter (4) loves this book and whenever she walks Helmstetter My daughter (4) loves this book and whenever she walks on curbs or any slightly elevated path she says, "Look I'm Mirette". ) loves this book and whenever she walks on curbs or any slightly elevated path she says, "Look I'm Mirette"
One day, a mysterious stranger arrives at a boardinghouse of the widow Gateau- a sad-faced stranger, who keeps to himself. When the widow's daughter, Mirette, discovers him crossing the courtyard on air, she begs him to teach her how he does it.But Mirette doesn't know that the stranger was once the Great Bellini- master wire-walker. And it is she who must teach him courage once again.Emily Arnold McCully's sweeping watercolor paintings carry the reader over the rooftops of nineteenth-century Paris and into an elegant, beautiful world of acrobats, jugglers, mimes, actors, and one gallant, resourceful little girl.. Or that Bellini has been stopped by a terrible fear