| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
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age Age: Preteens lcdgt |
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edu Educational level: Middle school students lcdgt |
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edu Educational level: School children lcdgt |
| Note |
Text and illustrations within a metal frame decorative border. |
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"Gulliver books." |
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"Based on the opera by Giuseppe Verdi." |
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"The illustrations in this book were done in acrylics on acetate and marbelized paper. The metal frame was designed and created by Lee Dillon. Calligraphy by Dia Calhoun/Design 26. The text type was set in Trump Medieval by Thompson Type, San Diego California. Color separations were made by Bright Arts, Ltd. Singapore. Printed and bound by Tien Wah Press, Singapore ; Production supervision by Warren Wallerstein ; Designed by Leo and Diane Dillon."--Title page verso. |
| Summary |
Retells the story of Verdi's opera in which the love of the enslaved Ethiopian princess for an Egyptian general brings tragedy to all involved. |
| Audience |
820L Lexile. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader MG 5.1 0.5. |
| Awards |
Coretta Scott King Award, illustrator, 1991. |
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CCBC Choices, 1990. |
| Subject |
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Aïda -- Juvenile fiction.
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Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Aïda -- Juvenile literature.
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Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Aïda.
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Aïda (Verdi, Giuseppe) (OCoLC)fst01356777
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Love.
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War.
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Loyalty -- Juvenile fiction.
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Jealousy -- Juvenile fiction.
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Tragedy -- Juvenile fiction.
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Kings and rulers -- Juvenile fiction.
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Slavery -- Juvenile fiction.
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Ethiopia -- Juvenile fiction.
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Egypt -- Juvenile fiction.
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Operas -- Stories, plots, etc.
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Jealousy. (OCoLC)fst00982225
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Kings and rulers. (OCoLC)fst00987694
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Love. (OCoLC)fst01002769
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Loyalty. (OCoLC)fst01003283
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Slavery. (OCoLC)fst01120426
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Tragedy. (OCoLC)fst01154355
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War. (OCoLC)fst01170328
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Egypt. (OCoLC)fst01208755
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Ethiopia. (OCoLC)fst01205830
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Opera -- Stories, plots, etc.
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| Genre/Form |
Coretta Scott King Award (Illustrator) Winner 1991.
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Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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Dust jackets (Bindings) -- 1990.
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| Added Author |
Dillon, Leo. Illustrator. Designer.
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Dillon, Diane. Illustrator.
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Calhoun, Dia. Calligrapher.
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Wallerstein, Warren.
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Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Aïda.
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Harcourt Brace & Company. Publisher.
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Thompson Type. Typographer.
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Bright Arts, Ltd. Printer.
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Tien Wah Press Sdn. Bhd. Printer. Binder.
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| ISBN |
015200405X (lib. bdg.) |
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9780152004057 (lib. bdg.) |
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0329077325 |
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9780329077327 |
