{"product_id":"mirette-on-the-high-wire-paperback","title":"Mirette on the High Wire - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmily Arnold McCully\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But Mirette doesn't know that the stranger was once the Great Bellini--master wire-walker. Or that Bellini has been stopped by a terrible fear. And it is she who must teach him courage once again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmily Arnold McCully was born in Galesburg, Illinois, and grew up a daredevil child, always climbing trees or buildings. She made it to college intact, however, and received her B.A. from Brown University and an M.A. in art history from Columbia University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmily McCully's artwork has been included in the International Biennale at Bratislava, and she has won a Christopher Award for \u003cb\u003ePicnic\u003c\/b\u003e, one of the many picture books that she has both written and illustrated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWriting also for adults, Ms. McCully has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and New York State Council on the Arts. Her book, \u003cb\u003eA Craving\u003c\/b\u003e was nominated for an American Book Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe idea for \u003cb\u003eMirette on the High Wire\u003c\/b\u003e began as a biography of real-life daredevil Blondin. But the author changed her mind to accomodate the tree-climbing child and risk-taking adult she was and is.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecopyright (c) 2000 by Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers. All rights reserved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.15 x 10.23 x 7.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 14, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mirette on the High Wire\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42688612761663,"sku":"9780698114432","price":10.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/dea69a4400e9b60c60a0a2ae553a5c1e.webp?v=1764982553","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/mirette-on-the-high-wire-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}