Starring Mirette and Bellini

Starring Mirette and Bellini book cover
All of Paris was talking Young Mirette had walked on the high wire with the Great Bellini Bellini had invited Mirette to become his partner I will teach you everything I know We must trust each other completely he said We will live our lives on the wire They practiced on a low wire Mirette learned to cross without raising her arms for balance She learned to feel the weight of every suspended part of her body and then to forget it She learned to be utterly still except for her feet carrying her along above the ground
Starring Mirette and Bellini

Starring Mirette and Bellini

Mirette and the Great Bellini sweep all of Europe with their act on the high wire, but when Bellini is arrested after a performance in St. Petersburg, Mirette is challenged to master the Death Walk to save him from prison, in the sequel to the Caldecott Medal-winning Mirette on the High Wire.

About This Book

By: Emily Arnold McCully
Illustrated by:
Published by: Great Dog Literary
8-11Age Range
3.5 AR
30Pages
ProfessionSubject
AD610LLexile
15-30 minsReading Time
NGuided Reading
NFountas & Pinnell
28DRA