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Description for The Nutcracker
hardcover. Illustrator(s): Ingpen, Robert. Series: Templar Classics: Ingpen. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 5AK; 5HC; YFH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 208 x 244 x 24. Weight in Grams: 834. Good clean copy with light nicks and tears to dust jacket
It's Christmas eve and Marie and her family are enjoying the seasonal festivities. Drosselmeyer, the clockmaker and inventor, presents them with a nutcracker which Marie becomes very taken with. At the stroke of twelve that night the nutcracker comes alive before Marie's very eyes, and so begins the most wonderful adventure... Join Marie and her dear nutcracker on a journey through the mystical land of the Mouse King and Princess Pirlipat, with themes of magic, love, betrayal and redemption, beautifully captured by Robet Ingpen's exquisite illustrations.
It's Christmas eve and Marie and her family are enjoying the seasonal festivities. Drosselmeyer, the clockmaker and inventor, presents them with a nutcracker which Marie becomes very taken with. At the stroke of twelve that night the nutcracker comes alive before Marie's very eyes, and so begins the most wonderful adventure... Join Marie and her dear nutcracker on a journey through the mystical land of the Mouse King and Princess Pirlipat, with themes of magic, love, betrayal and redemption, beautifully captured by Robet Ingpen's exquisite illustrations.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Templar Publishing
Condition
Used, Very Good
Series
Templar Classics: Ingpen
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783704859
SKU
KMO0001556
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Eta Hoffmann
Robert Ingpen was born in 1936 in Geelong, Australia. He studied illustration art and book design at The Royal Melbourne Institue of Technology. In 1986 he was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for his contribution to children's literature and he has been honoured with Membership of the Order of Australia. A world-renowned artist and author, Ingpen has designed, ... Read more
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