Title:
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BRUNDIBAR
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By: |
Tony Kushner, Maurice Sendak (Illus) |
Format: |
Hardback |
List price:
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£14.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
1844280284 |
ISBN 13: |
9781844280285 |
Publisher: |
WALKER BOOKS LTD |
Pub. date: |
2 August, 2004 |
Pages: |
56 |
Description: |
Aninku and Pepicek go to town for milk to make their sick mother better but their attempts to earn money by singing are thwarted by a hurdy-gurdy grinder. With the help of three animals and 300 schoolchildren, they defeat the bully. The story is based on an opera performed by the children of the Nazi concentration camp Terezin. |
Synopsis: |
When Aninku and Pepicek go to town for milk to make their sick mother better, their attempts to earn money by singing are thwarted by a bullying hurdy-gurdy grinder, Brundibar. But with the help of three talking animals and three hundred schoolchildren, Aninku and Pepicek defeat the bully and return home triumphant. The story is based on a Czech opera performed numerous times by the children of the Nazi concentration camp Terezin. |
Reader Age: |
From 5 |
US Grade: |
From Preschool to Third Grade |
Illustrations: |
col. Illustrations |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Walker Books Ltd |
Returns: |
Returnable |