德加的芭蕾舞演员画作广为人知，备受推崇，而他的雕塑作品《十四岁的小舞者》--这是他一生中**展出的雕塑作品，因表现出芭蕾舞演员的精髓而格外受人喜爱。

本书讲述了一个梦想成为芭蕾舞者的小女孩的虚构故事。Jeanne在Garnier歌剧院试镜后，和她的母亲——一位洗衣女工——搬到了蒙马特。在这里，生活被排练和上课所占据。有一天，她遇到了艺术家D先生，他请Jeanne做他的模特。在D先生进行雕塑创作的同时，Jeanne也在为一场重要的演出做着不懈的准备。在本书的高潮部分，珍妮在歌剧院获得了胜利，D先生也在她的帮助下完成了雕塑作品。读者们将了解到一位年轻舞者在19世纪的巴黎的生活，读完之后，关于德加最令人感兴趣的作品之一，他们将了解到更多。
One of Degas's most celebrated works comes to life in this vibrantly illustrated story of the young ballerina who inspired the artist.

Degas's ballerina paintings are well known and admired and his sculptural work Little Dancer Aged Fourteen--the only sculpture he exhibited in his lifetime--is particularly beloved for capturing the essence of a ballerina.

This book tells the fictional story of a young girl who dreams of becoming a ballet dancer. Jeanne auditions at the Opera Garnier and moves with her mother, a laundress, to Montmartre where life becomes consumed by rehearsals and classes. One day she meets Mr. D, an artist who asks Jeanne to be his model. As Mr. D works on his sculpture, Jeanne prepares tirelessly for an important performance. The book culminates with Jeanne triumphing at the Opera--

and Mr. D completing his sculpture with her help. Olivier Desvaux's gorgeous illustrations, which recall Degas paintings, bring readers into Jeanne's world--the studio where she spends her days, the tiny apartment where she sleeps with her mother, and Mr. D's atelier, where he preserves her story forever. Readers will learn about the life of a young dancer in 19th-

century Paris, and at the end of the book they will learn even more about one Degas's most intriguing works.