Mao's Last Dancer: Young Readers Edition

Name: Mao's Last Dancer: Young Readers Edition
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780143301646
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By Li Cunxin

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Mao's Last Dancer: Young Readers Edition tells the true story of Li Cunxin, a boy from rural China who rises against all odds to become a renowned ballet dancer. Through his determination and talent, he overcomes a challenging upbringing during Mao's Cultural Revolution to achieve international success, illustrating themes of perseverance and hope. The book is an inspirational tale of pursuit of dreams and personal transformation.
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This book may appeal to you if you're inspired by true stories of resilience and determination. It follows a young boy's transformative journey from a poor village in China to becoming a world-renowned ballet dancer, offering an engaging glimpse into cultural change and personal triumph. Perfect for young readers interested in dance, history, or tales of overcoming the odds.

Mao's Last Dancer: Young Readers Edition

One day, not so very many years ago, a small peasant boy was chosen to study ballet at the Beijing Dance Academy. His mother urged him to take this chance of a lifetime. But Li was only eleven years old and he was scared and lonely, pushed away from all that he had ever known and loved.

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He hated the strict training routines and the strange place he had been brought to. All he wanted to do was go home - to his mother, father and six brothers, to his own small village.

But soon Li realised that his mother was right. He had the chance to do something special with his life - and he never turned back...

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780143301646

Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 May 2005

Country: Australia

Imprint: Puffin

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 316g

Pages: 352

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About the Author

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. Li went on to become one of the best male dancers in the world. He is now a senior manager in a major stockbroking firm and lives in Melbourne, Australia, with his wife Mary and their three children, Sophie, Tom and Bridie. Li's autobiography, Mao's Last Dancer has sold over 400,000 copies and has been published in over 20 countries. A children's version of the book was released in 2005.

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