TY  - BOOK
AU  - Robinson,Lisa
AU  - Green,Rebecca
TI  - Madame Saqui: revolutionary rope dancer 
SN  - 9780525579977
PY  - 2020///]
CY  - New York
PB  - Schwartz & Wade Books
KW  - Saqui, Marguerite Antoinette Lalanne,
KW  - Aerialists
KW  - France
KW  - Biography
KW  - Juvenile literature
KW  - Biographies
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Picture books
KW  - Illustrated works
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; Age 4-8; K to grade 3
N2  - "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 chřie de Paris, Madame Saqui cemented her place in circus history, winning the adoration of the French people and royalty alike, including Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte"--
ER  -