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$16.23
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover: 32 pages
Publisher: Dial; 1st ed edition (October 1, 1996)
Language: English
ISBN: 0803720017
Product Dimensions: 0.2 x 8.8 x 12.0 inches
Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces.
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Book Description
Pushkin is a master of the short story form. His stories are written
in the clear, Though born into different centuries, these two prodigious
Russian talents cast the same spell over their audience. Pushkin's
fairy tale gleams with magic and wonder, and Spirin (The Frog Princess)
mirrors his countryman's sensibility, his enchanted watercolors
once again displaying the breathtaking delicacy of spun gold. The
story is one of betrayal by two jealous sisters whose younger sister
marries Tsar Saltan. They hatch a scheme to drown the tsarina and
her son; unbeknownst to the sisters (and the tsar), mother and son
are aided by a magical swan, who eventually helps reunite the royal
family and?transformed into a beautiful princess?marries the tsarevitch.
Spirin's intricate illustrations resonate with splendor and joyful
pride in the Russian aesthetic heritage. He lovingly details rich
brocades and chains of mail; he borders the text with arc-shaped
panels above and elegant decorations below. Under Spirin's guidance,
the story, superb on its own, simply soars. Ages 5-up.
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