The Nutcracker in Harlem: Great for Holiday and Christmas Reading or Gifting - Hardcover

McMorrow, T. E.

 
9780061175985: The Nutcracker in Harlem: Great for Holiday and Christmas Reading or Gifting
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0061175986 ISBN 13: 9780061175985
Verlag: HarperCollins, 2017

Inhaltsangabe

A Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year!

This jazz-inspired reinvention of The Nutcracker is a worthy tribute to the dreamlike wonder and magic of the Christmas season.

In this original retelling, set in New York City during the height of the Harlem Renaissance, one little girl finds her voice as a musician thanks to her enchanting adventures with a magical toy.

This quintessential holiday tale is brought to vivid life by debut picture book author T. E. McMorrow and Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator James Ransome. An author’s note at the end provides additional information about the history of the Harlem Renaissance, and about the author’s inspiration for this musical retelling.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

T. E. McMorrow belongs to the third generation of writers in his family. A journalist and playwright, he is also a member of the Drama Desk in New York City. Many years ago, he worked as a stagehand for the Dance Theatre of Harlem, an experience that helped plant the first seeds of inspiration for this book. Mr. McMorrow splits his time between Manhattan and the East End of Long Island with his wife, Carole, and their two cats, Cinnamon and Moxie.



James Ransome has illustrated more than fifty books for children. His titles include The Creation by James Weldon Johnson, winner of the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award; Uncle Jed’s Barbershop by Margaree King Mitchell, a Coretta Scott King Honor Book; and My Name Is Truth: The Life of Sojourner Truth by Ann Turner. He lives in New York State and teaches illustration at Syracuse University. See more of his work at www.jamesransome.com.

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Late at night on Christmas Eve, an enchanting toy introduces a young girl to a secret wonderland.

The whimsy and beauty of E. T. A. Hoffmann’s classic story The Nutcracker and the Mouse King has fascinated readers and audiences for more than two hundred years. The music of Tchaikovsky’s famous ballet is forever linked to the story in our minds—but another kind of music sets the beat for this imaginative retelling. Set in New York City during the height of the Harlem Renaissance, this jazz-inspired reinvention of The Nutcracker is a worthy tribute to the dreamlike wonder and magic of the Christmas season.

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Verlag
HarperCollins
Erscheinungsdatum
2017
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0061175986
ISBN 13 
9780061175985
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Zeichner
Ransome James
Anzahl der Seiten
32
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