Beyond the barre
Title
:
Beyond the barre
Personal Author EPSB
:
Larry. Marcotte
Summary
:
Autobiography is a story of determination and perseverance in the face of personal and societal odds. The author grew up with a developmental disability only wanting to be treated like everyone else even though he was streamed into "special education" classes and struggled to be accepted in the world of ballet. Book is the story of Marcotte's life, in dance and beyond, and will inspire any reader who wants to understand from the inside out what it is to live with a disability.
Year Published
:
2004
Physical Description
:
93 p. : ill.; col. and b/w photographs.
Note (Local)
:
Regular
1-New
Program Information
:
Juvenile LIterature
Personal Subject
:
Marcotte, Larry-Biography.
Subject
:
Ballet dancers -- Canada -- Biography.
Mental retardation.
Mentally handicapped -- Biography.
Brain damage -- Patients -- Canada -- Biography.
Developmentally disabled -- Canada -- Biography.
Brain Damage.
Mentally Disabled.
Brain Damage -- Patients -- Biograhphy
Biography
Ballet dancing.
Marcotte, Larry, 1967-
Brain damage---Patients---Canada---Biography
Ballet dancers---Canada---Biography
Developmentally disabled---Canada---Biography
Added Author
:
Khorrami, Sima.
Schietzsch, Alan, 1959-
Schietzsch, Alan
Khorrami, Sima---Photographer
Schietzsch, Alan---Photographer
Summary
:
Autobiography is a story of determination and perseverance in the face of personal and societal odds. The author grew up with a developmental disability only wanting to be treated like everyone else even though he was streamed into "special education" classes and struggled to be accepted in the world of ballet. Book is the story of Marcotte's life, in dance and beyond, and will inspire any reader who wants to understand from the inside out what it is to live with a disability.
ISBN
:
9781894880053
Publisher
:
Edmonton, AB : River Books, c2004.
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
|---|
| Westbrook | 927.3 MAR | Book | 30197000102606 | Non-Fiction |