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Degas and the Dance: The Painter and the “Petits Rats,” Perfecting Their Art

By Susan Goldman Rubin
Published in 2002 by Harry N. Abrams, Inc. in association with the AFA and the School of American Ballet
31 pages, 37 illus. (34 in color), 9 ¼ × 12 ¼ in.
Cloth • ISBN 0-8109-3282-2 • $17.95 (Harry N. Abrams)

For the first time young readers will step behind the scenes of the Paris Opéra and discover the intriguing world of art and ballet through the eyes of impressionist painter Edgar Degas. In this extraordinary portrayal of the life and world of Edgar Degas—the “painter of dancing girls”—award-winning author Susan Goldman Rubin reveals the glamorous yet arduous world of nineteenth-century Parisian ballerinas.
Named a Notable Children’s Book by the American Library Association, 2003

“a lovely book, one for dancers as much as for art appreciation.”
—Robin L. Gibson, School Library Journal (Starred Review), December 2002