The Little Dancer: A Children's Book Inspired by Edgar Degas

by Géraldine Elschner

Book Overview

One of Degas's most celebrated works comes to life in this vibrantly illustrated story of the young ballerina who inspired the artist.

Degas's ballerina paintings are well known and admired and his sculptural work Little Dancer Aged Fourteen--the only sculpture he exhibited in his lifetime--is particularly beloved for capturing the essence of a ballerina. This book tells the fictional story of a young girl who dreams of becoming...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3791374494
• ISBN13: 9783791374499
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Prestel Junior
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.6" x 12.7"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3