The fool of the world and the flying ship ; a Russian tale
(1968, original release: 1916)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
E/FOLKTALES/EUROPE/RAN
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, ©[1968]
DESCRIPTION
48 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 27 cm
ISBN/ISSN
0374324425
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
"Originally published in 1916 as part of [the author's] Old Peter's Russian tales."
When the Czar proclaims that he will marry his daughter to the man who brings him a flying ship, the Fool of the World sets out to try his luck and meets some unusual companions on the way
Winner of the 1969 Caldecott Medal
360L