'This is your one chance. You have your secret dreams. Follow them! Make them come true . . . '
In a poor village in northern China, a small boy is about to be taken away from everything he's ever known. He is so afraid, but his mother urges him to follow his dreams. For soon he will become a dancer, one of the finest dancers in the world . . .
So begins The Peasant Prince, The true story of Li Cunxin's extraordinary life. Based upon his internationally best-selling memoir, Mao's Last Dancer, this remarkable picture book captures the essence of one of the most inspiring stories to come from China in many years.
With hauntingly beautiful illustrations by award-winning artist Anne Spudvilas, Li's journey of courage and determination is simply told, and as powerful as any fairytale
Li Cunxin
Mao's Last Dancer
$32.95 – Trade paperback / Viking
From the bestselling autobiography by Li Cunxin
A film directed by Bruce Beresford
In cinemas October 1
Before you fly, you have to be free.
This is my story. Here is my recollection of those years growing up in Mao's Ch... Buy or find out more →
Mao's Last Dancer
$32.95 – Paperback book / Viking
In a small, desperately poor village in north-east China, a young peasant boy sits at his rickety old school desk, interested more in the birds outside than in Chairman Mao's Red Book and the grand words it contains. But... Buy or find out more →
Mao's Last Dancer (Young Readers Edition)
$19.95 – Paperback book / Penguin Books
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... Buy or find out more →
The Peasant Prince
$29.95 – Hardcover book / Viking
'This is your one chance. You have your secret dreams. Follow them! Make them come true . . . '
In a poor village in northern China, a small boy is about to be taken away from everything he's ever known. He is so afraid,... Buy or find out more →
Mao's Last Dancer (Audio CD)
$34.95 – Compact disc / Bolinda
This is the true story of how, by the thinnest thread of a chance, one moment in time changed the course of a small boy's life in ways that are beyond imagination. One day he would dance with some of the greatest ballet ... Buy or find out more →
Mao's Last Dancer (Young Readers Edition: Audio CD)
$19.95 – Compact disc / Bolinda
From unbelievable poverty to international stardom - the inspiring true story of one boy's dream come true.
Li Cunxin's bestselling biography in a young reader's edition, now available on MP3 CD.
One day, not so very man... Buy or find out more →
