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Picture Book

Also available by Karen Kain:

Karen Kain: Movement Never Lies

paperback  ISBN 0 7710 4575 1

CAN $40

K

AREN

K

AIN

is an internationally renowned ballerina who became

Principal Dancer with the National Ballet of Canada in 1970. During

her career, she has performed as a guest artist with most of the world's

best known ballet companies, and has received many distinguished

awards and honors. She has also been involved in several major film 

and television productions. She is a Companion of the Order of

Canada and holds honorary degrees from the University of Toronto

along with York, McMaster and Trent Universities. Karen Kain is the

Chair of the Canada Council for the Arts.

Also illustrated by Rajka Kupesic:

R

AJKA

K

UPESIC

was classically trained as a ballerina and danced in

Maria Chapdelaine

Europe while developing as a painter. As an artist, she is known for her

by Louis Hemon

unique handling of detail, color, and mood, which infuses the familiar

hardcover with jacket  ISBN 0 88776 697 8

with an extraordinary quality. Her paintings have been shown in

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numerous galleries worldwide and have been featured in magazines in

France, Canada, and Japan, and in major collections around the world.

Her first book, Claire's Gift, was awarded the Mr. Christie's Book Award

for Best Children's Book. Rajka's illustrations also appeared in Tundra

Books' Maria Chapdelaine which was published in 2004. Rajka Kupesic

resides in Toronto with her husband Zlatko and their sons.

P

RAISE FOR

M

ARIA

C

HAPDELAINE

:

  beautifully illustrated by Rajka Kupesic [her] naive sculptural

figures are engaging.   Quill & Quire

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