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Koshka's Tales
Stories from Russia
By Mayhew, James
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-1-85697-943-6
- Publisher
- New York : Kingfisher Books, c1993.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 1994
Gr 2-5 Mayhew has interwoven five Russian folktales into one narrative. As the framing tale, he uses the story of Tsar Saltan, who is tricked by his envious sisters-in-law into throwing his wife into the sea. Arriving on a distant island, the tsaritsa and her son (whom she'd hidden up her sleeve) are befriended by a magical black cat, Koshka, who not only helps solve their dilemma but wiles away the time by telling them tales of the Snowmaiden, Sadk...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
