Madame Saqui: Revolutionary Rope Dancer: Physical & Paper Craft Activities + Read Aloud
Best Users: Public Librarians, School Librarians, Educators, Home Learning
Best Audience: Children Grades 00-03
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Wirewalking Read Aloud with the Author
Rope Dancer: A Paper Craft on High
Imagine yourself in Paris in 1799 watching Marguerite, the young Madame Saqui, dance on a high-wire! With this paper craft and a length of rope, readers can make Marguerite dance across rope and sky
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Madame Saqui: A Paper Craft on High
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Wirewalking: A Balancing Activity
Inspired by the famous Madame Saqui, revolutionary rope dancer and wirewalker, readers can pretend that they, too, are walking across a high-wire (while standing firmly on the ground).
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Madame Saqui: Balancing Activity
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Image © Rebecca Green
ABOUT THE BOOK
Madame Saqui: Revolutionary Rope Dancer
By Lisa Robinson
Illustrated by Rebecca Green
Published by Random House Children’s Books
ISBN-13: 9780525579977
Age Range: 4 – 8 Years
A stunning picture book biography about the tightrope walker who dazzled Paris as she danced across the sky with impeccable balance and unparalleled skill during the French Revolution.
In revolutionary France, a girl named Marguerite Lalanne longed to perform above large crowds on a tightrope, just like her acrobatic parents. Sneaking off to the fairgrounds for secret tightrope walking lessons, Marguerite finessed her performance skills, ultimately performing for crowds as a young rope dancer. And eventually, Marguerite would perform as Madame Saqui, waltzing and pirouetting across- and never falling off- countless ropes above adoring crowds. A nouvelle chérie de Paris, Madame Saqui cemented her place in circus history, winning the adoration of the French people and royalty alike, including Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.
This remarkable biography unveils the inspiring story of a trailblazing woman who revolutionized the circus world— without ever missing a step.
“An excursion into a long-ago era, but the iron determination of this story’s hero feels very modern.”
—Publishers Weekly
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“This celebration of an astonishing artist will fill readers with wonder and, perhaps, the desire to join the circus.”
—Booklist
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“This riveting picture book biography shines both for Robinson’s pitch-perfect readaloud text and Green’s mural-like artwork, rendered in an age-muted palette of Revolutionary France’s red, white, and blue.”
—Bulletin
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“A reverent introduction to a trailblazing performer.”
—Kirkus Reviews
