The Master Puppeteer

Author : Katherine Paterson
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0064402819
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Master Puppeteer written by Katherine Paterson and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1989-03-24 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who is the man called Sabura, the mysterious bandit who robs the rich and helps the poor? And what is his connection with Yosida, the harsh and ill- tempered master of feudal Japan's most famous puppet theater? Young Jiro, an apprentice to Yosida, is determined to find out, even at risk to his own life. Meamwhile, Jiro devotes himself to learning puppetry. Kinshi, the puppet master's son, tutors him. When his sheltered life at the theater is shattered by mobs of hungry, rioting peasants, Jiro becomes aware of responsibilities greater that his craft. As he schemes to help his friend Kinshi and to find his own parent, Jiro stumbles onto a dangerous and powerful secret....

Author : Joanne Owen
Publisher : Orion Children's Books
ISBN 13 : 1444005324
Total Pages : 155 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Puppet Master written by Joanne Owen and published by Orion Children's Books. This book was released on 2011-06-02 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From riches to rags, Milena is growing up in the city of Prague at the turn of the twentieth century. Her parents' once prosperous theatre lies in disrepair and her life seems to be in ruins, and has been since that fateful night her father died in a tragic accident and Milena's beautiful, talented Mother went missing. No trace of her has been found. But Milena has never lost hope that she will come back. The day she meets the flamboyant Puppet Master and his menacing protégés, the twins Zdenko and Zdenka, under the shadow of Prague's famous Astronomical Clock in the Old Town square is, coincidentally, the date of her mother's birthday. And it's the day Milena's grandmother chooses to reveal to her the story of her ancestors... and of her legacy. Or perhaps it's not such a coincidence. Joanne Owen's debut novel skilfully mingles the legends of Bohemia in a story rich in the traditions of circus, theatre and magic, all set in a city waiting to lay bare a myriad of secrets. Longlisted for the Branford Boase Award 2009 and the Carnegie Medal.

Author : Laura Amy Schlitz
Publisher : Candlewick Press
ISBN 13 : 0763662461
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Splendors and Glooms written by Laura Amy Schlitz and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2012-08-28 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newbery Medalist Laura Amy Schlitz brings her sorcery to a Victorian gothic thriller — an enthralling, darkly comic tale that would do Dickens proud. The master puppeteer, Gaspare Grisini, is so expert at manipulating his stringed puppets that they appear alive. Clara Wintermute, the only child of a wealthy doctor, is spellbound by Grisini’s act and invites him to entertain at her birthday party. Seeing his chance to make a fortune, Grisini accepts and makes a splendidly gaudy entrance with caravan, puppets, and his two orphaned assistants. Lizzie Rose and Parsefall are dazzled by the Wintermute home. Clara seems to have everything they lack — adoring parents, warmth, and plenty to eat. In fact, Clara’s life is shadowed by grief, guilt, and secrets. When Clara vanishes that night, suspicion of kidnapping falls upon the puppeteer and, by association, Lizzie Rose and Parsefall. As they seek to puzzle out Clara’s whereabouts, Lizzie and Parse uncover Grisini’s criminal past and wake up to his evil intentions. Fleeing London, they find themselves caught in a trap set by Grisini’s ancient rival, a witch with a deadly inheritance to shed before it’s too late. Newbery Medal winner Laura Amy Schlitz’s Victorian gothic is a rich banquet of dark comedy, scorching magic, and the brilliant and bewitching storytelling that is her trademark.

Author : Katherine Paterson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780847951635
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Master Puppeteer written by Katherine Paterson and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert A. Heinlein
Publisher : Baen
ISBN 13 : 9781439133767
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Puppet Masters written by Robert A. Heinlein and published by Baen. This book was released on 2010-07-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in Mass Market. An Epic Battle Against Mind-Controlling Alien Invaders as Only Robert A. Heinlein, the Best-Selling Grand Master of Science Fiction, Could Tell It. “One of the most influential writers in American literature.” —The New York Times Book Review. First came the news that a flying saucer had landed in Iowa. Then came the announcement that the whole thing was a hoax. End of story. Case closed. Except that two agents of the most secret intelligence agency in the U.S. government were on the scene and disappeared without reporting in. And four more agents who were sent in also disappeared. So the head of the agency and his two top agents went in and managed to get out with their discovery: an invasion is underway by slug-like aliens who can touch a human and completely control his or her mind. What the humans know, they know. What the slugs want, no matter what, the human will do. And most of Iowa is already under their control. Sam Cavanaugh was one of the agents who discovered the truth. Unfortunately, that was just before he was taken over by one of the aliens and began working for the invaders, with no will of his own. And he has just learned that a high official in the Treasury Department is now under control of the aliens. Since the Treasury Department includes the Secret Service, which safeguards the President of the United States, control of the entire nation is near at hand .

Author : Grace Hansen
Publisher : ABDO
ISBN 13 : 1532189486
Total Pages : 27 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jim Henson: Master Muppets Puppeteer & Filmmaker written by Grace Hansen and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2019-12-15 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes a look at the life of Jim Henson, maker and creator of lovable Muppet characters like Kermit the Frog, Bert and Ernie, Big Bird, and Miss Piggy. The title is complete with historical black and white and color photographs, simple text, and a timeline. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.

Author : Robert Nathan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Puppet Master written by Robert Nathan and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Puppet maker has dolls with human qualities that express his philosophies.

Author : Katherine Paterson
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0064402320
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sign of the Chrysanthemum written by Katherine Paterson and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1988-06-03 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Muna has never known his father -- a samurai, a noble warrior. But Muna's mother has told Muna how he will know him one day: by the sign of the chrysanthemum. When his mother dies, Muna travels to the capital of twelfth-century Japan, a bewildering city on the verge of revolution. He finds a haven there, as servant to the great swordsmith, Fukuji. But Muna cannot forget his dream: He must find his father. Only then will he have power and a name to be reckoned with. Only then will he become a man.

Author : Katherine Paterson
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 014240411X
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jip written by Katherine Paterson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An abandoned boy turns to his only friend to help him make sense of his past, after a menacing stranger comes to town claiming to have been sent by his father.

Author : Katherine Paterson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781435245693
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Of Nightingales that Weep written by Katherine Paterson and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: