The Wonderful O
Product Description GRAMMY AWAARD NOMINEE The Wonderful O tells of a man named Black who despised the letter "O." He deleted it from his language and omitted it from his words. Opals, moonstones, owls and oaks could not possibly be his items of choice. He preferred emeralds, rubies, sapphires and maps. At least they had no "O." Soon he wanted his entire village to omit the letter "O." But the villagers found words they would not do without- HOPE, LOVE, VALOR, and the most important one of all. From the Publisher Grammy Award winning artist Melissa Manchester is one of the most compelling female singer/songwriters in contemporary music. She has also starred in films and television. Here she brings her wonderful voice to an inspiring story. From AudioFile In his witty and provocative way, Thurber creates a land where the letter "o" has been removed from all words in a ploy to punish the townspeople for their noncooperation in helping the villains find the object of their quest. Thurber treats the listener to a myriad of situations and words in the new world without "o's." A sense of drama and distinctive elocution serve Melissa Manchester well as she brings Thurber's whimsical escapade to life. Her melodrama is highly exaggerated as Andrea, Andreus, and the Old Man assist the townspeople in discovering the one lost "o" word that will restore tranquility. Manchester's tongue slides flawlessly from words still containing the letter "o" to ones that are now "o" -less. A.R. © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
Juvenile FictionAbridged Audio - Literature/ClassicsUnabridged Audio - Fiction/GeneralLiterary
RELEASED2001
PUBLISHERNew Millenium Audio
LANGUAGEEN
The author of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and the creator of numerous New Yorker magazine cover cartoons, was born in Columbus, Ohio on December, 8, 1894. One of the foremost American humorists of the 20th century, his inimitable wit and pithy prose spanned a breadth of genres, including short stories, modern commentary, fiction, children's fantasy and letters. Thurber's father, Charles, was a civil clerk, and his mother, Mame, was an eccentric woman who would influence many of her son's stories. Thurber had two brothers, William and Robert. One day while playing "William Tell" with them as youngsters, Thurber lost the sight in one eye when an arrow pierced it. Ultimately, he would go blind in both eyes, but that never stopped him from writing or drawing. Thurber CarnivalFrom 1913-1917, Thurber attended the Ohio State University where he was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. It was at this time that the Thurbers rented the house at 77 Jefferson Avenue, which became Thurber House in 1984. Due to his eye injury, Thurber was not able to complete a compulsory ROTC course so OSU would not let him graduate, although they did give him an honorary degree later. Thurber launched his professional writing career as a reporter for the Columbus Dispatch in 1920. He began writing for the New Yorker in 1927 after friend E.B. White (Charlotte's Web) got him a job at the magazine. Thurber started as an editor for the magazine but quickly became a writer. His career as a cartoonist began in 1930, when White dug some of Thurber's drawings out of the trash and submitted them to be published in the New Yorker. Thurber wrote nearly forty books and won a Tony Award for his popular Broadway play, A Thurber Carnival, in which he often starred as himself. Thurber died of complications from pneumonia on November 2, 1961. --Thurberhouse.org
The Wonderful O
Product Description GRAMMY AWAARD NOMINEE The Wonderful O tells of a man named Black who despised the letter "O." He deleted it from his language and omitted it from his words. Opals, moonstones, owls and oaks could not possibly be his items of choice. He preferred emeralds, rubies, sapphires and maps. At least they had no "O." Soon he wanted his entire village to omit the letter "O." But the villagers found words they would not do without- HOPE, LOVE, VALOR, and the most important one of all. From the Publisher Grammy Award winning artist Melissa Manchester is one of the most compelling female singer/songwriters in contemporary music. She has also starred in films and television. Here she brings her wonderful voice to an inspiring story. From AudioFile In his witty and provocative way, Thurber creates a land where the letter "o" has been removed from all words in a ploy to punish the townspeople for their noncooperation in helping the villains find the object of their quest. Thurber treats the listener to a myriad of situations and words in the new world without "o's." A sense of drama and distinctive elocution serve Melissa Manchester well as she brings Thurber's whimsical escapade to life. Her melodrama is highly exaggerated as Andrea, Andreus, and the Old Man assist the townspeople in discovering the one lost "o" word that will restore tranquility. Manchester's tongue slides flawlessly from words still containing the letter "o" to ones that are now "o" -less. A.R. © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
Juvenile FictionAbridged Audio - Literature/ClassicsUnabridged Audio - Fiction/GeneralLiterary
RELEASED2001
PUBLISHERNew Millenium Audio
LANGUAGEEN
The author of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and the creator of numerous New Yorker magazine cover cartoons, was born in Columbus, Ohio on December, 8, 1894. One of the foremost American humorists of the 20th century, his inimitable wit and pithy prose spanned a breadth of genres, including short stories, modern commentary, fiction, children's fantasy and letters. Thurber's father, Charles, was a civil clerk, and his mother, Mame, was an eccentric woman who would influence many of her son's stories. Thurber had two brothers, William and Robert. One day while playing "William Tell" with them as youngsters, Thurber lost the sight in one eye when an arrow pierced it. Ultimately, he would go blind in both eyes, but that never stopped him from writing or drawing. Thurber CarnivalFrom 1913-1917, Thurber attended the Ohio State University where he was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. It was at this time that the Thurbers rented the house at 77 Jefferson Avenue, which became Thurber House in 1984. Due to his eye injury, Thurber was not able to complete a compulsory ROTC course so OSU would not let him graduate, although they did give him an honorary degree later. Thurber launched his professional writing career as a reporter for the Columbus Dispatch in 1920. He began writing for the New Yorker in 1927 after friend E.B. White (Charlotte's Web) got him a job at the magazine. Thurber started as an editor for the magazine but quickly became a writer. His career as a cartoonist began in 1930, when White dug some of Thurber's drawings out of the trash and submitted them to be published in the New Yorker. Thurber wrote nearly forty books and won a Tony Award for his popular Broadway play, A Thurber Carnival, in which he often starred as himself. Thurber died of complications from pneumonia on November 2, 1961. --Thurberhouse.org
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