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Riordan, James Russian Folktales Illustrated by Andrew Breakspeare. 2001. 96pp. $19.95 hc. Oxford University Press. 0-19-274536-0. Grades 3-8

Riordan spent five years in Russia collecting, swapping, and telling folktales, selecting the best of them for this collection. Students will notice many familiar characters here, such as the Russian version of Cinderella, several malicious Baby Yaga witches, and the obligatory fool. These tales ...

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