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The Black Geese
A Baba Yaga Story from Russia
By Lurie, Alison & Souhami, Jessica
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-78942-558-4
- Publisher
- New York : DK Pub., c1999.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 1999
PreS-Gr 3 This picture-book retelling of a folktale features vivid collages, a strong female protagonist, and a suitably comic villain in the guise of Baba Yaga. Elenas parents leave her in charge of her baby brother and warn her that the witchs black geese will snatch him if she leaves the house. When Elena becomes bored and takes her brother outside, the inevitable happens. She then sets out to rescue the child and, with the help of a fish, a squirrel, and a mouse, she is able to bring him home just in tim...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
