Brundibar Contributor(s): Kushner, Tony (Author), Sendak, Maurice (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0786809043 ISBN-13: 9780786809042 Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: November 2003 Annotation: 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. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Siblings - Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables - General - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Europe |
Dewey: E |
LCCN: 2001099819 |
Age Level: 10-14 |
Grade Level: 5-9 |
Lexile Measure: 570 AD (Adult Directed Text) |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 11" W x 8.6" L (1.35 lbs) 56 pages |
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product |
Awards: Sydney Taylor Book Award, Notable, Older Readers, 2003 Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007), Winner, Gold, 2003 |
Review Citations: BookPage 10/01/2003 pg. 30 Publishers Weekly 11/03/2003 pg. 72 Kirkus Review - Children 11/01/2003 pg. 1312 Kirkus Review - Children 12/01/2003 pg. 1404 Booklist 11/15/2003 pg. 602 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2003 pg. 155 Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2004 pg. 69 School Library Journal 12/01/2003 pg. 118 New York Times 11/16/2003 pg. 22 Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2004 pg. 48 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2003 pg. 48 - Superior,Well Above Average Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2004 pg. 48 - Superior,Well Above Average |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 75973 Reading Level: 3.4 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: From the legendary imagination of Maurice Sendak--creator of beloved classic Where the Wild Things Are--comes a classic tale of children cleverly overcoming a bully, retold by the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner. Brundibar is based on a 1938 Czech opera for children that was performed fifty-five times by the children of Terezin, the Nazi concentration camp. When Aninku and Pepicek discover one morning that their mother is sick, they rush to town for milk to make her better. Their attempt to earn money by singing is thwarted by a bullying, bellowing hurdy-gurdy grinder, Brundibar, who tyrannizes the town square and chases all other street musicians away. Befriended by three intelligent talking animals and three hundred helpful schoolkids, brother and sister sing for the money to buy the milk, defeat the bully, and triumphantly return home. "An ambitious picture book that succeeds both as a simple children's story and as a compelling statement against tyranny." --School Library Journal |
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