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In this retelling of the original 1816 German story, Godfather Drosselmeier gives young Marie a nutcracker for Christmas, and she finds herself in a magical realm where she saves the nutcracker and sees him change into a handsome prince.

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Main Author: Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822
Other Authors: Spinner, Stephanie, Malone, Peter, 1953- (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, c2008.
Edition:1st ed.
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Christmas > Juvenile fiction.
Fairy tales > Juvenile fiction.
Christmas fiction > Juvenile.
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Summary:In this retelling of the original 1816 German story, Godfather Drosselmeier gives young Marie a nutcracker for Christmas, and she finds herself in a magical realm where she saves the nutcracker and sees him change into a handsome prince.
Item Description:"With a fully orchestrated CD of the Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky music."
Physical Description:1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 21 x 27 cm. + 1 sound disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
Audience:005-008.
ISBN:9780375844645 (trade)
0375844643 (trade)
9780375944642 (lib. bdg.)
0375944648 (lib. bdg.)
Author Notes:Stephanie Spinner was born in Davenport, Iowa and attended college in Bennington, Vermont. After graduation, she moved to New York City and took a job in publishing. Needing a break, she traveled around the world including stops in London, Morocco, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize. She spent many years painting thangkas before taking another job in the publishing industry. She became a children's book editor and eventually became a full time author. Her works include Aliens for Breakfast and Aliens for Lunch with co-author Jonathan Etra, Aliens for Dinner, and Damosel. Aliens for Breakfast won the Texas Bluebonnet Award.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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