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Materials from Russia

More Russian Picture Tales

Retells ten traditional folk tales about the animals and peasants of the Russian countryside.

Published: 1970,
Tags: Dogs, Poetry and rhyme
Categories: EuropeEurope, Folklore and Fairy TalesEurope, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Primary (ages 6-9)Europe, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Primary (ages 6-9), Russia

The Nose

After disappearing from the Deputy Inspector’s face, his nose shows up around town before returning to its proper place. Based on a story by Nikolai Gogol.

Published: 1993,
Tags: Noses, satire
Categories: EuropeEurope, FantasyEurope, Fantasy, Picture BookEurope, Fantasy, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Europe, Fantasy, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Russia

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.

Published: 1992,
Categories: EuropeEurope, FictionEurope, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9)Europe, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9), Russia

Four Steps to Death

A million people were killed in the Battle of Stalingrad in 1942, one of the worst battles in history, and the intertwined stories of three people, each told in third person, offer a human-scale account of the cataclysm.

Published: 2005, Kids Can Press
Tags: Soldiers, World War II
Categories: AwardsAwards, EuropeAwards, Europe, Historical FictionAwards, Europe, Historical Fiction, RussiaAwards, Europe, Historical Fiction, Russia, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

Marushka’s Egg

Nine-year-old Marushka is sucked into a magic egg, where she is forced to be housekeeper to the witch Baba Yaga.

Published: 1993,
Tags: Customs and practices, Hunting and hunters
Categories: EuropeEurope, Folklore and Fairy TalesEurope, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Picture BookEurope, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Europe, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Russia

The Story of A Boy Named Will, Who Went Sledding Down the Hill

As he sleds swiftly down the hill, a boy runs into a hunter, a dog, a fox, a hare, and a bear.

Published: 1993,
Tags: Cats, Time travel
Categories: Early Years (ages 2-6)Early Years (ages 2-6), EuropeEarly Years (ages 2-6), Europe, FictionEarly Years (ages 2-6), Europe, Fiction, Picture BookEarly Years (ages 2-6), Europe, Fiction, Picture Book, Russia

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