E. T. A. Hoffmann
1) Nutcracker
Author
Lexile measure
1040L
Language
English
Description
After hearing how her toy nutcracker got his ugly face, a little girl helps break the spell and watches him change into a handsome prince.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Hiddensee: An island of white sandy beaches, salt marshes, steep cliffs, and pine forests north of Berlin in the Baltic Sea. Godfather Drosselmeier, a one-eyed toy maker, presents a Nutcracker to Klara, his goddaughter. Klara is a young girl in distress on a dark winter evening... and everyone, however lonely or marginalized, has something precious to share.
"Having brought his legions of devoted readers to Oz in Wicked and to Wonderland in After...
Author
Publisher
Clavis
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"It is Christmas Eve and Clara and her brother Fritz are excited! Every year uncle Drosselmeier brings them special Christmas gifts. This year Clara gets a wooden soldier. It's a nutcracker and Fritz thinks he looks a bit silly, but Clara falls in love with his big, kind eyes. And that night she discovers her new friend can do a lot more than crack nuts. He used to be a brave soldier who fell in love with a real princess..."--Amazon.com.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
170L
Language
English
Description
"When a young girl rescues her nutcracker from an attack by mice, the nutcracker becomes a prince and takes her to see the Snow King and Queen, the Sugar Plum Fairy, and waltzing flowers"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
SeaStar Books
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
In this adaptation of the original 1816 German story, with elements from the ballet, Godfather Drosselmeier gives young Marie a nutcracker for Christmas, and she finds herself in a magical realm where she saves a boy from an evil curse.
10) The Nutcracker
Author
Publisher
Publications International
Pub. Date
[1995]
Language
English
Description
Marie receives a wooden nutcracker for Christmas. When she goes to sleep she dreams that it turns into a prince who takes her on an adventure. Was it really a dream?
11) The nutcracker
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
After hearing how her toy nutcracker got his ugly face, a little girl helps break the spell and changes him into a handsome prince.
12) The Nutcracker
Publisher
Unicorn Pub. House
Pub. Date
[1991]
Language
English
Description
After hearing how her toy nutcracker got his ugly face, a little girl helps break the spell and changes him into a handsome prince.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 14
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
Description
Journeyman toymaker Stefan Drosselmeyer is recruited by his mysterious cousin, Christian, to find a mythical nut that will save Boldavia's princess and his own kidnapped father from a fanatical Mouse Queen and her seven-headed Mouse Prince, who have sworn to destroy the Drosselmeyer family.
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 850L
Language
English
Description
Set in wintry Russia, this classic Christmas fantasy features young Marie experiencing the magic of toys and animals and the Snow Princess coming to life.
"With E.T.A. Hoffmann's 1816 story the Nutcracker and the Mouse King and memories of the Nutcracker ballet as her guide, this book is Jan Brett's visualization of Tchaikovsky's music. From the 'Overture in Miniature' during the Christmas Eve party, the 'March' that leads to the battle against the...
17) The nutcracker
Author
Publisher
Usborne Pub
Pub. Date
2006.
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
Description
On Christmas Eve, Clara's godfather gives her a present that she stays up until midnight to open, discovering a nutcracker which turns into a prince and herself in need of his protection.
18) The nutcracker
Author
Publisher
BMG Special Products
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young girl receives a nutcracker for Christmas and, after learning how he got his ugly face, helps break a spell and change him into a handsome prince, as this story of the Nutcracker unfolds to the music of Tchaikovsky's suite.
19) The nutcracker
Author
Publisher
Ideals Pub. Corp
Pub. Date
[1985]
Language
English
Description
When a young girl rescues her nutcracker from an attack by mice, the nutcracker becomes a prince and takes her to his magnificent castle.
20) Nutcracker
Author
Publisher
Barnes & Noble
Pub. Date
[1991]
Language
English
Description
After hearing how her toy nutcracker got his ugly face, a little girl helps break the spell and watches him change into a handsome prince.