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32 pp.
| Star Bright
| April, 2008
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TradeISBN 978-1-59572-058-0$17.95
(4)
K-3
This adaptation of Mozart's Magic Flute opera story is difficult to follow, entangled as it is by its plot. More effective are the colorfully painted paper collage illustrations showing doll-like characters that dance through the pages, offering a visual interpretation of the complex and twisting love fantasy.