Russian Folk Tales

Book Overview

Written by award-winning children's author James Riordan, this book is a beguiling collection of stories set among the wide rivers and snow-covered forests and steppes of Russia--a land still shrouded in mystery in the eyes of the Western reader. The incomparable beauty of untamed nature and the Slavic gift for storytelling make for a captivating combination. Meet boyars and cossacks, kings and queens, merchants and minstrels, robbers and angels, witches and peasants. Ships fly through the air, princesses turn into frogs, a snowmaiden longs for a human heart, the mighty Firebird steals the golden apples. Folk tales, heroic sagas, legends and myths from villages and towns all across Russia--they are all here in this fascinating anthology. Evocative full-color illustrations accompany each story.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192745360
• ISBN13: 9780192745361
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.8" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Great folk tales

As a native russian who spent her childhood reading a lot of folk tales I can tell that this book is very good translation of some of the tales. Author gives some information about background of Russian folk mythology and culture which is very helpfull for non-russian reader to understand the tales and russian culture in general. Love the poety of translation and beautiful ilustrations! My american husband enjoyed it very much! Would reccomend for kids to read.