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Genre/Form: | Audiobooks Children's audiobooks Folklore Juvenile works |
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Material Type: | Audio book, etc., Primary school |
Document Type: | Sound Recording |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Jan Brett; Frances Sternhagen |
ISBN: | 9780399252969 0399252967 |
OCLC Number: | 556092997 |
Notes: | Compact disc. Book published: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2009 (20th Anniversary ed.). One program with tones, one program without tones. |
Credits: | Music by W. Abravanel. |
Performer(s): | Narrated by Frances Sternhagen. |
Description: | 1 audio disc (approximately 8 min.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book (unpaged : color illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm) |
Responsibility: | adapted and illustrated by Jan Brett. |
Abstract:
One by one, animals in a snowy forest crawl into Nicki's lost white mitten to get warm until the bear sneezes, sending the animals flying up and out of the mitten. On each turn of the page, signature borders inspired by Ukrainian folk art hint at what animal is coming next.
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"The illustrations are exquisite . . . a charming lap book to be pored over again and again." -School Library Journal"Readers will sit back and suspend belief and welcome this tall tale from the Ukrainian tradition." -Publishers Weekly"Grandmother knits snow-white mittens that Nikki takes on an adventure. Readers will enjoy the charm and humor in the portrayal of the animals as they make room for each newcomer in the mitten and sprawl in the snow after the big sneeze." -The Horn Book Read more...
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