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Snow White in New York
Fiona French
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Description for Snow White in New York
Paperback. In this stunningly-illustrated retelling, the well-loved fairy tale is set in 1920s New York. Snow White is a beautiful singer, her wicked stepmother a shady figure from the city's underworld. The dwarves become a seven-piece jazz band, the prince a dashing reporter. With its Jazz Age glamour, this is a unique take on a fairy-tale favourite. Num Pages: 32 pages, full colour. BIC Classification: 5AF; YFB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 279 x 214 x 4. Weight in Grams: 158.
This is the tale of Snow White, transposed to New York in the 1920s. Snow White's wicked stepmother uses her position of influence in the city's underworld to contract the killing of Snow White. But the hired gun cannot shoot Snow White and abandons her instead to wander the streets. She stumbles into a club where the seven jazz-men take pity on her and she joins their band. A reporter who hears her sing propels her into the headlines . . . but her fame puts her once again in the sights of her evil stepmother. She is poisoned with ... Read more
This is the tale of Snow White, transposed to New York in the 1920s. Snow White's wicked stepmother uses her position of influence in the city's underworld to contract the killing of Snow White. But the hired gun cannot shoot Snow White and abandons her instead to wander the streets. She stumbles into a club where the seven jazz-men take pity on her and she joins their band. A reporter who hears her sing propels her into the headlines . . . but her fame puts her once again in the sights of her evil stepmother. She is poisoned with ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
32
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
Number of Pages
32
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780192722102
SKU
V9780192722102
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Reviews for Snow White in New York
'A sharply witty update of the traditional fairy story. Fiona French's stylish, twenties illustrations are full of subtle visual jokes, which will delight older readers.'
Children's Books of the Year
'Fiona French is an extraordinary artist . . . here the style is New York in the age of jazz, and very spectacular it is.'
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Children's Books of the Year
'Fiona French is an extraordinary artist . . . here the style is New York in the age of jazz, and very spectacular it is.'
Signal
... Read more