The Nutcracker

by E.T.A. Hoffmann

Book Overview

What a special Christmas gift this will be: the beloved holiday fantasy, beautifully retold by John Cech (author of our Classic Fairy Tale series) and illustrated by Eric Puybaret, whose imaginative art helped turn Puff, the Magic Dragon into a blockbuster. Cech bases his version on E.T.A. Hoffman's original, which features not only the story familiar to all ballet lovers, but other wondrous adventures-including the tale of Princess Pirlipat and an...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402755627
• ISBN13: 9781402755620
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Sterling
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 11.3" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 5 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 7