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The nutcracker

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 a boy from an evil curse.

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Main Author:	Cech, John
Other Authors:	Puybaret, Eric (Illustrator), Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Sterling, 2009.
Subjects:	Christmas > Juvenile fiction. Fairy tales > Juvenile fiction. Picture books for children.
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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 a boy from an evil curse.
Physical Description:	1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 26 cm.
ISBN:	9781402755620 1402755627
Author Notes:	John Cech writes plays, poetry, and fiction for both children and adults, and is a Professor of English at the University of Florida in Gainesville. He is also the Director of the Center for Children's Literature and Culture and has served as a judge for The New York Times Best Illustrated Books of the Year, as well as the Boston Globe/Horn Book Awards; was President of the Children's Literature Association; and won the Chandler Award of Merit for his work in Children's Literature. Eric Puybaret was born in France, and graduated from the Ecole Nationale Sup#65533;rieure des Arts D#65533;coratifs in Paris. His first American book was Puff, the Magic Dragon , by Peter Yarrow and Lenny Lipton, published by Sterling in 2007.