{"product_id":"carnival-of-the-animals","title":"Carnival of the Animals","description":"But oh! what a fabulous night he had had,\nWhen his world was turned into a zoo!\nAfter wandering off from a school field trip, a young boy falls asleep in the Natural History Museum. There he sees his classmates, teachers, and family transformed into a menagerie of animals, from wild hyenas to stately peacocks.\nJohn Lithgow's exhilarating word play, inspired by Camille Saint-Saëns's 1886 composition, provides a narrative arc to the piece for the first time. Lithgow created the text for the New York City Ballet, where the Carnival of the Animals ballet, with his narration, debuted in 2003. Boris Kulikov's witty artistic interpretation of the story adds to the fun.\nA new recording of Saint-Saëns's suite, performed by Chamber Music Los Angeles under the direction of Bill Elliott, complete with John Lithgow's recitation of the text, is included on an enclosed CD.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0689867212\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0689867212.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Lithgow, John|Kulikov, Boris\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41516315377722,"sku":"DBV.0689867212.G","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0689867212-0.jpg?v=1783728616","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/carnival-of-the-animals","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}