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Confusions of the heart reign in Athens, where everyone is pining away for the wrong person except Theseus, the Duke and his fiancie, Hippolyta, whose wedding day is fast approaching. Hermia, the Duke`s daughter, is intent on marrying Lysander, although her father disapproves and threatens to make her a nun if she refuses to marry his choice for her, Demetrius. However, Helena loves Demetrius, who courted her once, and Lysander and Hermia plan to elope despite the Duke`s orders. Hoping that Demetrius will fall for her instead, Helena plans to alert Demetrius that Hermia will shortly be spoken for. Meanwhile, in a subplot, the artisans Quince, Snug, Flute, Snout, Starveling, and Bottom, are rehearsing the play PYRAMUS AND THISBE to be performed at the Duke`s wedding. As Hermia and Lysander head into woods to elope, with Helena and Demetrius following, the amateur acting troupe likewise takes cover in the woods to rehearse in privacy. This leads all the players into the realm of fairy magic, where fairies Oberon and Titania are arguing over a changeling. When Oberon decides to play a trick on Titania with the aid of a magic flower that causes people to fall in love with the first person (or beast) they set eyes on, the real trouble starts. The flower is used liberally on both the humans and the fairies by the trouble-making sprite Puck, inspiring many amorous entanglements. There is no known source for Shakespeare`s fantastic plot, though the structure is classical, as the events begin in the court, relocate to an uncivilized environment, and return to the court with renewed order, and aspects of the imagery are drawn from classic works, such as Apuleius`s THE GOLDEN ASS and Ovid`s METAMORPHOSES. Evidence in the play, like Titania`s remark about three unusually unpleasant summers in a row--documented elsewhere in England`s records--suggest a composition date of 1595 or 1596. A MIDSUMMER NIGHT`S DREAM was listed in a 1598 catalogue of Shakespeare`s works, and was publi

Art deco-style B&W drawings illustrate this story about Ben, a young boy growing up during the 1920s who dreams of becoming a trumpet player. Ben lives in an apartment building across the street from the Zig Zag Jazz Club, and most nights he can be found sitting on his fire escape, listening to the music, and playing along on his imaginary trumpet. Ben also plays this trumpet for his family and in the streets, but then, one day, some other kids make fun of him. Embarrassed, Ben stops playing his trumpet--until his idol, the trumpet player from the Zig Zag, comes by and encourages Ben to play again--this time on a real trumpet. A celebration of the power of music, the power of imagination, and the power of dreams, BEN'S TRUMPET is a 1980 Caldecott Honor Book.
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