{"product_id":"russian-folk-tales-9780192745361","title":"Russian Folk Tales","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRussian Folk Tales\u003c\/strong\u003e by Riordan, James. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780192745361.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by award-winning childrens author James Riordan, this book is a beguiling collection of stories set among the wide rivers and snow-covered forests and steppes of Russia--a land still shrouded in mystery in the eyes of the Western reader. The incomparable beauty of untamed nature and the Slavic gift for storytelling make for a captivating combination. Meet boyars and cossacks, kings and queens, merchants and minstrels, robbers and angels, witches and peasants. Ships fly through the air, princesses turn into frogs, a snowmaiden longs for a human heart, the mighty Firebird steals the golden apples. Folk tales, heroic sagas, legends and myths from villages and towns all across Russia--they are all here in this fascinating anthology. Evocative full-color illustrations accompany each story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44977518772277,"sku":"ByrdShop_0192745360","price":30.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780192745361_43463e80-11b5-4688-b5e2-33ae8888a28f.jpg?v=1778942865","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/russian-folk-tales-9780192745361","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}