The Nutcracker: A Young Reader’s Edition of the Holiday Classic - Couverture rigide

Hoffmann, E. T. A.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0762416335 ISBN 13 : 9780762416332

Editeur : Running Press Kids, 2003

Synopsis

Celebrate the holidays with this bestselling Christmas classic.

Adults as well as children look forward to attending an annual performance of The Nutcracker. To sweeten the anticipation and prolong the joy -- or just to establish a lovely tradition -- settle in with this charming retelling of a young girl's dreamy visit to the Land of the Sugarplum Fairy. The story is enhanced with magnificent color illustrations created especially for this edition by the late award-winning artist Don Daily. This high-quality, handsomely produced volume is destined to be a holiday favorite for years to come.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

E. T. A. Hoffman (1776-1822) was a short-story writer and novelist who ranked among the major figures of German romanticism. He was also a composer, designer, music critic, and a conductor of the Leipzig and Dresden operas. He is best known for creating the story of the Nutcracker, which was set to music by Peter Llyich Tchaikovsky in 1892, becoming an instant classic.

Don Daily illustrated many classic children's books and anthologies for Running Press Kids, including The Classic Treasury of Aesop's Fables. He also created posters for many films, including The Lone Ranger, The Great Santini, and Roots. Daily's work has appeared in such magazines as Reader's Digest, Cosmopolitan, and Good Housekeeping.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Running Press Kids
• Date d'édition: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0762416335
• ISBN 13: 9780762416332
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 56
• Illustrateur: Daily Don
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible