| Record Number |
628250 |
| ISBN |
0143301640 |
| 9780143301646 (pbk.) |
| Author |
Li, Cunxin, 1961- |
| Title |
Mao's last dancer: [Young reader's edition] / Li Cunxin. |
| Edition |
Young reader's ed. |
| Publisher/Date |
Camberwell, Vic. : Puffin, 2005. |
| Pagination etc. |
xiii, 333 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., 1 map, ports. ; 20 cm. |
| Contents note |
First published as 'Mao's last dancer' by Penguin Books Australia, 2003. |
| Summary Note |
The extraordinary biography of a young Chinese peasant boy who emerged from abject poverty, defected to the USA, and became principal dancer for the Houston ballet, a star in the US, friend to George and Barbara Bush, and a star of the Australian ballet as well. |
| Target audience note |
For children aged 10+ |
| Subject - Name |
Li, Cunxin, -- 1961- |
| Subject |
Dancers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature |
| Dancers -- China -- Biography -- Juvenile literature |
| Defectors -- China -- Biography -- Juvenile literature |
| Shelf Location |
J 792.8092 LI |
