Degas and the Little Dancer (Anholt's Artists) - Softcover

Anholt, Laurence

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9780711221574: Degas and the Little Dancer (Anholt's Artists)

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ISBN 10: 071122157X ISBN 13: 9780711221574

Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2003

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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.

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Degas and the Little Dancer

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Laurence Anholt has created a gorgeous picture story book that explores the background of Marie and how she became Degas' model (Daily Express)

Art comes to life ... The 'real' paintings mesh cleverly with Anholt's lively illustrations (Mail on Sunday)

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. (Daily Telegraph)

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