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Marcel Marceau: Master of Mime (Kar-Ben Biographies)

by Gloria Spielman, illustrated by Manon Gauthier

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Fully illustrated with colorful drawings, this biographical book for children covers Marcel Marceau's life from his childhood in Strasbourg, France, to his success as the world's most famous mime performer. It discusses his artistic childhood influences, and delicately but directly tells of events in his life during the Nazi occupation of France, leading to his education in theatre and ultimately to the art of silence, to which he would dedicate his life and that he would help to revive.

Reading level: Ages 7 and up
Kar-Ben Publishing, 2011
Paperback: 32 pages

Other children's books about Marcel Marceau:
Monsieur Marceau: Actor Without Words