The Random House Book of Opera Stories

by Adèle Geras

Book Overview

This spellbinding collection of eight well-known stories was created and designed especially for children. Acclaimed author Ad?le Geras has dramatically retold familiar operas such as The Magic Flute... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0679893156
• ISBN13: 9780679893158
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
• Length: 127 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.4" x 10.8"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9

Customer Reviews

Opera Stories For Children

This book retells eight well-known opera stories. Most are of the fairy tale variety, while a couple, (Carmen, Aida) are more mature in nature. Generally, the stories are told well, in a way that would be understandable to children. Some of the more complicated stories are told in the first-person and I think these are the best stories in the book. I wasn't completely thrilled with the illustrations but I did like very much the small picutres that showed and described characters' costumes. This added an interesting touch to the book.