Monsieur Marceau: Actor Without Words
Marcel Marceau, the world's most famous mime, enthralled audiences around the world for more than fifty years. When he waved his hand or lifted his eyebrow he was able to speak volumes without ever saying a word. But few know the story of the man behind those gestures . . . Distinguished author...
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Marcel Marceau, the world's most famous mime, enthralled audiences around the world for more than fifty years. When he waved his hand or lifted his eyebrow he was able to speak volumes without ever saying a word. But few know the story of the man behind those gestures . . . Distinguished author Leda Schubert and award-winning artist Gerard DuBois bring their own artistry to this gorgeously written and illustrated picture book biography. Monsieur Marceau is a Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book of 2012
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781596435292 (1596435291)
ASIN: 1596435291
Publish date: September 4th 2012
Publisher: Flash Point
Pages no: 40
Edition language: English
Category:
Childrens,
Non Fiction,
Biography,
History,
Cultural,
Juvenile,
Art,
War,
Picture Books,
World War II,
Holocaust
Oh, no! Why on earth did they not do this one as a wordless picture book? It does just the basic outline of Marceau's life, with no special emphasis on any one slice or chapter. I seem to prefer this latter approach as I see it done more now. But perhaps people are doing that with figures whose outl...
This year was the year for fantastic picture book biographies and Monsieur Marceau was one of my favorites. Leda Schubert tells, in simple words, and Gerard Dubois depicts, in quiet pictures, the story of a man with no words. It's all the details of the story---how Marceau loved to talk when he was ...
An excellent introduction to the world's most famous mime. Compare this title to the recently published Marcel Marceau: Master of Mime by Gloria Spielman (Kar-Ben, 2011).
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