Marcel Marceau : master of mime (#0238UPX)

by Spielman, Gloria; illustrated by Gauthier, Manon

7 reviews & awards | 6 full-text reviews

Hardcover (library binding) Kar-Ben Pub., 2011
Price: USD 7.54
Description: 32 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Dewey: 792.302; Audience: Upper Elementary; Reading Level: 5.1
AR 5.1 MG .5 145226EN; RC 5.6 3; LEX 860L
From the publisher: Grades 3-5; Ages 8-11
From Kirkus: Ages 8-10; PW: Ages 8-11; SLJ: Gr 2-5


 


Product Overview
From Follett

A picture book biography of Marcel Marceau, discussing how Charlie Chaplin influenced his desire to become a silent actor, looking at how he used his talents during World War II to help the Jews, and discussing his development into the world's best-known mime.

From the Publisher

From the age of five, Marcel Marceau knew he wanted to be a silent actor, just like Charlie Chaplin. When World War II intervened, he joined the resistance, helping to get young Jews to safety during this dangerous time. But Marcel never forgot his dream of being a mime artist and entertaining the world.


Product Details
  • Publisher: Kar-Ben Pub.
  • Publication Date: August 1, 2011
  • Format: Hardcover (library binding)
  • Dewey: 792.302
  • Classifications: Biography, Nonfiction
  • Description: 32 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
  • Tracings: Gauthier, Manon, illustrator.
  • ISBN-10: 0-7613-3961-2
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-7613-3961-8
  • LCCN: 2010-027787
  • Follett Number: 0238UPX
  • Reading Level: 5.1
  • Audience: Upper Elementary
  • Grades: 3-5
  • Ages: 8-11
  • Kirkus: Ages 8-10
  • Publishers Weekly: Ages 8-11
  • School Library Journal: Gr 2-5
  • ATOS Book Level: 5.1
  • AR Interest Level: MG
  • AR Points: .5
  • AR Quiz: 145226EN
  • Reading Counts Level: 5.6
  • Reading Counts Points: 3
  • Lexile: 860L

Reviews & Awards
  • Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, 10/01/11
  • Horn Book Magazine, 11/01/11
  • Horn Book Magazine, 04/01/12
  • Library Media Connection, 03/01/12
  • Publishers Weekly, 08/08/11
  • School Library Journal, 10/01/11
  • Wilson's Children, 10/01/12

Full-Text Reviews
Horn Book Guide starred (Spring 2012)
Spielman's understated picture-book biography covers fascinating events of Marceau's early life. At sixteen, Marcel and his brother fled the Nazis and became active in the French Resistance. Because of his ability to entertain, Marcel was tapped to smuggle Jewish children out of France. Gauthier's softly colored line drawings perfectly capture the gentle spirit of Marcel Marceau, both off and on stage.

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