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Nutcracker


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No. of pages 40

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Great for age 4-9 years
Peter Malone s exquisite illustrations capture all the magic of "The Nutcracker"" s most memorable scenes: the Christmas Eve party, Godfather Drosselmeyers spellbinding visit, and the ferocious battle between the Mouse King and the Nutcracker. "

 

This book has been graded for interest at 5-8 years.

There are 40 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers .

Peter Malone has illustrated a number of picture books for Orion. He was commissioned by the Royal Mail for a set of Christmas stamps. He lives in Bath with his wife and two daughters.

This book contains the following story:

The Nutcracker
It is Christmas Eve and the mysterious Dr. Drosselmeyer has arrived at Clara and Fritz's house with a special gift for Clara - a wooden nutcracker doll. The doll brings magic for when the clock strikes midnight Clara awakes to see a battle between giant mice and life-size toy soldiers, led by her valiant Nutcracker. After winning the battle, the Nutcracker is transformed into a handsome prince who takes Clara on a journey to the Land of Snow and then to the Kingdom of Sweets.

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