Baba Yaga (A Russian Folktale) (Hardcover)

~ Margaret Yatsevitch Phinney (Author), Lydian Green (Illustrator)

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Baba Yaga is a poetic retelling of young Katrina's journey, capture, and escape from the evil Baba Yaga, a traditional character in Russian folklore. Margaret Phinney draws on her father's version of the stories about Baba Yaga to thrill young readers with this lovingly told and beautifully illustrated tale of the triumph of good over evil. -- Midwest Book Review

Product Description

This poetic retelling of young Katrina's journey, capture, and escape from the evil Baba Yaga--a traditional character in Russian folklore--draws from the author's father's version of the story to thrill all readers with a tale of triumph over evil. Full color.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Hardcover: 40 pages
• Publisher: Mondo Publishing (April 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 157255004X
• ISBN-13: 978-1572550049
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,003,731 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, April 25, 2007

By	Margaret M. Middlebrook (Bothell, WA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I expected this story to be presented in prose, but was surprised to find it had been written in verse....and not very entertaining verse at that. I'd hoped to read the classic story to my granddaughter but neither of us enjoyed this rendition. Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave however was a wonderful book. I'd recommend that you purchase that one and not this.