| Babushka Baba Yaga Contributor(s): Polacco, Patricia (Author) |
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ISBN: 069811633X ISBN-13: 9780698116337 Publisher: Puffin Books OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1999 Annotation: Baba Yaga is a witch famous throughout Russia for eating children, but this Babushka Baba Yaga is a lonely old woman who just wants a grandchild--to love. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Country & Ethnic - General |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 92030361 |
| Lexile Measure: 670 |
| Physical Information: 0.18" H x 8" W x 10.24" (0.24 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Cultural Region - Russia - Topical - Family |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 5343 Reading Level: 4.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the beloved New York Times bestselling author-illustrator of Thank You, Mr. Falker and Pink and Say. Baba Yaga is a witch famous throughout Russia for eating children, but this Babushka Baba Yaga is a lonely old woman who just wants a grandchild--to love. Kids will respond to the joyful story of the outsider who gets to join in, and Polacco's richly patterned paintings of Russian peasant life on the edge of the woods are full of light and color. -- Booklist A warm, lively tale, neatly mixing new and old and illustrated with Polacco's usual energetic action, bright folk patterns, and affectionate characterizations. --Kirkus Reviews |