My 5-year old son and I are studying geography and reading books from different countries. This week we're in Russia.
Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave
by Marianna Mayer, Illustrated by Kinuko Y. Craft
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The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
Retold by Arthur Ransome, Illustrated by Uri Shulevitz
Recommended Age: 5
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Count your way through Russia
by James Haskins
Rechenka's Eggs
by Patricia Polacco
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Another Celebrated Dancing Bear
by Gladys Scheffrin-Falk
Recommended Age: 6
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Baba Yaga, the Witch:
Stories from Around the World
by Heather Amery
Recommended Age: 5
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The Determined Frog:
The Lion Storyteller Bedtime Book
by Bob Hartman
Recommended Age: 5
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The Czar’s Wedding Ring:
Around the World in 80 Tales
by Saviour Pirotta
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Russia:
A Child's Introduction to the World
by Heather Alexander
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Snow Bunting's Lullaby, a Folktale from Siberia:
Tuck Me in Tales
by Margaret Read MacDonald
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Olia, from Russia:
Children Just Like Me
by Anabel Kindersley
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