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Brundibar Hardcover - 2003

by Kushner, Tony; Sendak, Maurice (Illustrator)

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Based on a Czech opera for children that was performed 55 times by the children of the Terezin Nazi concentration camp, this tale of two children bullied by a bellowing hurdy-gurdy grinder is now told in this storybook. Illustrations.

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Boston, MA, U.S.A.: Hyperion Books for Children, 2003. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Sendak, Maurice. Charming Czech tale from an original 1938 opera by Adolf Hoffmeister, set to music by Hans Krasa. Retold by Kushner, with delightful, full-color illustrations on each page by the late, great Maurice Sendak. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 2003, this oblong hardcover with brown cloth-covered boards & black lettering is in Fine condition (our highest grade!) in a Near Fine, unclipped DJ: Both look, feel, & smells just a tad less crisp than Brand New! Completely clean, pages white & unmarked, colors bright. Unclipped DJ is also Near Fine, with virtually no edgewear! Beautifully protected in new, nonreflective mylar cover.Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day. SPECIAL: order any other Sendak books together for 20% off both & only $1.00 extra shipping per item!
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  • Title Brundibar
  • Author Kushner, Tony; Sendak, Maurice (Illustrator)
  • Illustrator Sendak, Maurice
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition First Printing
  • Condition Used - Fine
  • Pages 56
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Hyperion Books for Children, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
  • Date 2003
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Dust Cover, Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 016465
  • ISBN 9780786809042 / 0786809043
  • Weight 1.35 lbs (0.61 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.6 x 11 x 0.7 in (21.84 x 27.94 x 1.78 cm)
  • Ages 10 to 14 years
  • Grade levels 5 - 9
  • Reading level 570
  • Library of Congress subjects Brothers and sisters, Musicians
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001099819
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

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AND HE PUT HIS COLD, RED EAR ON MOMMY'S BREAST, AND SHE LOOKED UP AT THE CEILING, AND "HMMMM," THE DOCTOR SAID.

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Citations

  • Booklist, 11/15/2003, Page 602
  • BookPage, 10/01/2003, Page 30
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 12/01/2003, Page 155
  • Horn Book Magazine, 01/01/2004, Page 69
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2003, Page 48
  • Kirkus Review - Children, 11/01/2003, Page 1312
  • New York Times, 11/16/2003, Page 22
  • Publishers Weekly, 11/03/2003, Page 72
  • School Library Journal, 12/01/2003, Page 118
  • Voice of Youth Advocates, 04/01/2004, Page 48

About the author

Tony Kushner's plays include "A Bright Room Called Day"; "The Illusion"; "Angels In America, Parts One and Two"; "Slavs!"; "Hydrotaphia"; "Homebody/Kabul"; and adaptations of Goethe's "Stella", Brecht's "The Good Person of Setzuan", and Ansky's "The Dybbuk". His work has been produced at theatres around the United States and in over thirty countries around the world. He is the recipient of the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 1993 and 1994 Tony Awards for Best Play, among other awards.

Maurice Sendak (1928-2012) remains the most honored children's book artist in history. He received the 1964 Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild ThingsAre. In 1970 he received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Illustration, in 1983 he received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award from the American Library Association, and in 1996 he received a National Medal of Arts in recognition of his contribution to the arts in America. In March 2003, Sendak received the first Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, an annual international prize for children's literature established by the Swedish government. His other works include In the Night Kitchen, Outside Over There, We Are All in the Dumps with Jack and Guy, Higglety Pigglety Pop!, and the Nutshell Library (consisting of Chicken Soup with Rice, Alligators All Around, One Was Johnny, and Pierre).

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