{"product_id":"brundibar-9780786809042","title":"Brundibar","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the legendary imagination of Maurice Sendak--creator of beloved classic \u003ci\u003eWhere the Wild Things Are\u003c\/i\u003e--comes a classic tale of children cleverly overcoming a bully, retold by the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrundibar is based on a 1938 Czech opera for children that was performed fifty-five times by the children of Terezin, the Nazi concentration camp. 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 to buy the milk, defeat the bully, and triumphantly return home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An ambitious picture book that succeeds both as a simple children's story and as a compelling statement against tyranny.\" --\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hyperion Books for Children\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786809042\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 11.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007) - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Sydney Taylor Book Award - Notable\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2003 pg. 30\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/03\/2003 pg. 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Review - Children\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2003 pg. 1312\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Review - Children\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2003 pg. 1404\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2003 pg. 602\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2003 pg. 155\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2004 pg. 69\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2003 pg. 118\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/16\/2003 pg. 22\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2004 pg. 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2003 pg. 48 - Superior,Well Above Average\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2004 pg. 48 - Superior,Well Above Average\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e75973 \/ Brundibar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.4 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tony Kushner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42917023809717,"sku":"9780786809042","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_aaff4393-9588-4a44-a40a-e06d7f74b47c.jpg?v=1687275679","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/brundibar-9780786809042","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}