Children's literature books from Russia
Recommended children's literature books (4)
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If you are into children's literature here are some children's literature books from Russia for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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Nutcracker and Mouse King by E. T. A. Hoffmann EN
Description:
The original stories behind everyone's favorite Christmas ballet It wasn't until the 1950s that seeing The Nutcracker at Christmastime became an American tradition. But the story itself is much older and its original intent more complex. This eye-opening new volume presents two of the tale's earliest versions, both in new translations: E.T.A. Hoffmann's Nutcracker and Mouse King (1816), in which a young girl is whisked away to the Land of Toys to help her animated nutcracker defeat the Mouse King, and Alexandre Dumas's 1845 adaptation, The Tale of the Nutcracker, based on Hoffmann's popular wo... continue
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Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol EN
Description:
From Anya's Ghost and Be Prepared author Vera Brosgol comes an instant classic graphic novel that flips every fairy-tale you know on its head, and shows one girl's crusade for the only thing that matters—her own independence. Jane is incredibly plain. Everyone says so: her parents, the villagers, and her horrible cousin who kicks her out of her own house. Determined to get some semblance of independence, Jane prepares to propose to the princely Peter, who might just say yes to get away from his father. It’s a good plan! Or it would’ve been, if he wasn’t kidnapped by a mermaid. With her last sh... continue
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The Genius Under the Table : Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Eugene Yelchin EN
Description:
Eugene Yelchin recounts growing up in Cold War Russia.
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The Gigantic Turnip by Aleksei Tolstoy EN
Description:
A cumulative tale in which the turnip planted by an old man grows so enormous that everyone must help to pull it up.