Dandelion Wine (The Colonial Radio Theatre on the Air - Full Cast Dramatization)
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (777 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0786165820 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 525 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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I'm so very proud of it This production is simply incredible.'' --Ray Bradbury''I applaud Colonial Radio Theater for opting to produce from Bradbury's play and for the full-on audio production, which makes this one of the most lively and energetic Bradbury productions for many years The audio production is extravagant, and benefits from some strong performances and an extensive musical score Dandelion Wine sounds something like a film soundtrack, with multiple layers of voice, effects, ambience and music.'' --Phil Nichols, Bradbury scholar''YAs will relate to Doug's love of movies, his first crush, and his desire for a brand-new pair of trendy sneakers from the local shop hauntingly powerful.'' --Kliatt''I applaud Colonial Radio Theater for opting to produce from Bradbury's play and for the full-on audio pro
"Exactly as I'd hoped it would be" according to Gotham Night. For the reviewers who gave this less than five stars, I want to ask do you really love and understand Ray Bradbury and his stories? Ray himself gave a very exhuberant stamp of approval of this adaption of his wonderful book, Dandelion Wine. The story is not read word for word, it is even better! It is a dramatization that includes all the important key points of his book that we loved and the actors and the music and sound effects were fabulous! This. "we experience the daily magic of life in their town and all the wonderful citizens, both young and old" according to tree. Set in Green Town, Illinois, 1928, this is the story of Douglas Spaulding, age 12, and his younger brother Tom. Through these boys, the older poised at the edge of puberty, we experience the daily magic of life in their town and all the wonderful citizens, both young and old, with whom they spent their days.The Colonial Radio Theatre performers conveyed both the youth and vitality of the kids, as well as the eccentricity and wisdom of the older peopl. Summer School Book Talk I taught summer school this year, and I use this to "break the ice." We listened to the chapter about buying new shoes as a summer tradition and how "new shoes would make [him] run faster."Dandelion Wine is more memoire, although it has some elements of fantasy in it. It's a feel-good book about being a kid, enjoying summer, and recognizing that life is passing but that what's in the here and now is as precious as the "Dandelion Wine" that the old pe
He became a full-time writer in 1943, and contributed numerous short stories to periodicals before publishing a collection of them, Dark Carnival, in 1947. Next came The Illustrated Man and then, in 1953, Fahrenheit 451, which many consider to be Bradbury's masterpiece, a scathing indictment of censorship set in a future world where the written word is forbidden. . RAY BRADBURY, one of the most popular s
It can be a best friend moving away, a human time machine that can transport you back to the Civil War, or a sideshow automaton able to glimpse the bittersweet future.. But as young Douglas is about to discover, summer can be more than the repetition of established rituals that hold time at bay. Winner of the Gold Ogle Award for Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Audio Production Ray Bradbury's endearing, lyrical tale of boyhood and an idyllic Midwestern summer *is presented here as a full-cast audio dramatization by The Colonial Theatre on the Air, complete with sound effects and a brilliant music score. Twelve-year-old Douglas Spaulding knows Green Town, Illinois, is as vast and deep as the whole world that lies beyond. For Douglas, summer is a pair of new tennis shoes, the first harvest of dandelions for Grandfather's renowned intoxicant, the distant clang of the trolley bell on a hazy afternoon