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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionsBrundibarby Tony Kushner and Maurice Sendak
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:When Aninku and Pepicek discover one morning that their mother is sick, they rush to town for milk to make her better. Their attempt to earn money by singing is thwarted by a bullying, bellowing hurdy-gurdy grinder, Brundibar, who tyrannizes the town square and chases all other street musicians away.
Befriended by three intelligent talking animals and three hundred helpful schoolkids, brother and sister sing for the money, buy the milk, defeat the bully, and triumphantly return home. Brundibar is based on a Czech opera for children that was performed fifty-five times by the children of Terezin, the Nazi concentration camp. Review:"This brilliant and disturbing rendition of an old Czech opera honors history in a stunning piece of art....A heartbreaking, hopeful masterpiece." Kirkus Reviews Synopsis:Based on a Czech opera for children that was performed 55 times by the children of the Terezin Nazi concentration camp, this tale of two children bullied by a bellowing hurdy-gurdy grinder is now told in this storybook. Illustrations. About the AuthorTony Kushner's plays include A Bright Room Called Day; The Illusion; Angels In America, Parts One and Two; Slavs!; Hydrotaphia; Homebody/Kabul; and adaptations of Goethe's Stella, Brecht's The Good Person of Setzuan, and Ansky's The Dybbuk. His work has been produced at theatres around the United States and in over thirty countries around the world. He is the recipient of the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 1993 and 1994 Tony Awards for Best Play, among other awards.
Maurice Sendak received the 1964 Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are. In 1970 he received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Illustration, in 1983 he received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award from the American Library Association, and in 1996 he received a National Medal of Arts in recognition of his contribution to the arts in America. In March 2003, Sendak received the first Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, an annual international prize for children's literature established by the Swedish government. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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