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Berlioz the Bear
by BRETT, Jan
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0399222480
- ISBN 13
- 9780399222481
- Seller
-
Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1991. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Full page colour illustrations by the author (text incorporated). Hardback: dj (price cut), a little frayed at top of spine and corners, laminated colour decorated boards, black ink stripe on lower page edges, pages are clean, vg. folio, (32pp). Berlioz the bear and his fellow musicians are due to play for the town ball when their bandwagon becomes stuck in a hole in the road. A strange buzzing in Berlioz's double bass turns into a surprise that saves the day.
Synopsis
A "Reading Rainbow" Feature Title Zum, zum, buzz.... zum, zum, buzz... What's that strange buzz coming from the double bass? Berlioz has no time to investigate, because he and his bear orchestra are due at the gala ball in the village square at eight. But Berlioz is so worried about his buzzing bass that he steers the mule and his bandwagon full of magicians into a hole in the road and gets stuck. Time is running out, and if a rooster, a cat, a billy goat, a plow horse, and an ox can't rescue the bandwagon, who can? As the suspense mounts, intricate borders reveal the village animals making their way to the square one by one. When the clock chimes eight, the animals, ready to dance, have filled the square-but there's no sign of Berlioz. Jan Brett's glorious illustrations invite the eye to linger over exquisite details and humorous nuances that enhance the story. This delightful cumulative tale is one that will be looked at again and again.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mad Hatter Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14K15
- Title
- Berlioz the Bear
- Author
- BRETT, Jan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0399222480
- ISBN 13
- 9780399222481
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- Children's & Young Adult, Picture Book
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's - Picture Books;
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Mad Hatter Books
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Auckland
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We are a home based business specialising in 2nd hand and out of print children's books.
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