Fourteen traditional folktales from the different peoples of Russia featuring both clever and silly fools.
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Martha
The author relates how he and his Moscow family rescued Martha, a crow with a broken wing, and how she joined their household.
You and Me
A mother goose and her child may travel far and wide, but they will always be fine just as long as they are together.
The Waterless Sea
Calwyn and her friends travel to the desert land of Merithuros to rescue the children held captive because of their magical gift of chantment, even as their friend Darrow begins a plot of his own. Book two of The Chanters of Tremaris trilogy.
Montmorency And The Assassins
After twenty years as a gentleman, Montmorency is glad to be free of Scarper, his wretched alter-ego, but when a young friend is caught in the middle of a murderous political plot, Montmorency may have no choice but to call upon Scarper for help.
Checkers
Speaking from a mental hospital, a teenage girl recounts the tremendous media pressure that preceded the breaking scandal of her father’s unethical business dealings.
Kiss The Dust
Her father’s involvement with the Kurdish resistance movement in Iraq forces thirteen-year-old Tara to flee with her family over the border into Iran, where they face an unknown future.
Annie– Anya: A Month In Moscow
The Moscow Circus notwithstanding, five-year-old Annie feels alone and homesick in a strange land until she meets Anya, who teaches Annie her first Russian words and introduces her to the warmth and generosity of the Russian people.
The Mexican Revolution, 1910-1920
Presents a history of the struggle for political control in Mexico during the years 1910-1920, including biographical sketches of key personalities.
The Raven’s Gift: A True Story From Greenland
Follows two travellers as they journey along the coast of Greenland by kayak and dogsled, and describes the island’s geography, people, and wildlife, particluarly their encounter with an injured raven.