Mao's last dancer / Li Cunxin.
Chosen from millions of children to serve in Mao's cultural revolution by studying at the Beijing Dance Academy, Li knew ballet would be his family's best opportunity to escape the bitter poverty in his rural China home. From one hardship to another, Li persevered, never forgetting the fam...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Walker & Co,
2008.
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| Edition: | Young readers' edition. |
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| Online Access: | Contributor biographical information |
| Summary: | Chosen from millions of children to serve in Mao's cultural revolution by studying at the Beijing Dance Academy, Li knew ballet would be his family's best opportunity to escape the bitter poverty in his rural China home. From one hardship to another, Li persevered, never forgetting the family he left behind. |
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| Item Description: | First published in Australia in 2003 by Penguin Books Australia. |
| Physical Description: | xiv, 290 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 21 cm |
| Awards: | A Junior Library Guild selection |
| ISBN: | 0802797792 9780802797797 |