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The amazing remarkable Monsieur Leotard
a novel with typographical acrobatics and illustrational feats in an ideal production of entirely new tricks, statuesque acts, and performances
By Campbell, Eddie & Best, Dan
- ISBN
- 978-1-59643-301-4
- Publisher
- New York : First Second, c2008.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 2008
Gr 10-Up Etienne, nephew of Jules Leotard, "The Man on the Flying Trapeze," inherits his uncle's blank book and false mustache and creates a new life for himself built on his uncle's reputation. The story is organized into episodes, each a collage of images and text, imaginatively composed to tell the story. Captivating images fill pages, sidebars, and panel sequences. A spread of sheet music for the song "The Man on the Flying Trapeze" serves as the background for images of Leotard performing his acrobatic...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
