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The Peasant Prince CD

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The Peasant Prince CD

By Li Cunxin About · Illustrated by Anne Spudvilas About

In a poor village in northern China, a small boy is about to be taken away from everything he’s ever known. He is so afraid, but his mother urges him to follow his dreams. For soon he will become a dancer, one of the finest dancers in the world… So begins The Peasant Prince, the true story of Li Cunxin’s extraordinary life. Based upon his internationally bestselling memoir, Mao’s Last Dancer, this remarkable picture book captures the essence of one of the most inspiring stories to come from China in many years. Li’s journey of courage and determination is simply told, and is as powerful as any fairytale. Scored with superb music from the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra’s 2009 stage production of The Peasant Prince.

AuthorLi Cunxin About
IllustratorAnne Spudvilas About
Type Of BookAudio
FormatAudio
ISBN9781742017716
Published21/08/2008
Lists And AwardsQueensland C2C Year 3
Price Per CopyRRP $29.95
1–9 copies$26.95
10–19 copies$25.45
20+ copies$23.96
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Li Cunxin

Li Cunxin was born in 1961, in the New Village, Li Commune, near the city of Qingdao on the coast of north-east China. The sixth of seven sons in a poor rural family, Li’s peasant life in Chairman Mao’s communist China changed dramatically when, at the age of eleven, he was chosen by Madame Mao’s cultural advisers to become a student at the Beijing Dance Academy. After a summer school in America, for which he was one of only two students chosen, he defected to the West and became a principal dancer for the Housten Ballet.

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Anne Spudvilas

Anne Spudvilas is an established painter and multi-award-winning children’s book illustrator. Her work is divided between commissioned portraits, illustrating children’s books and visiting schools talking about the process of creating picture books. She is also a courtroom artist who works with the Melbourne media.

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