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When their youngest sister becomes Tsar Saltan's bride and subsequently gives birth to an heir, two jealous older sisters plot to do away with mother and child, who survive and prosper in a foreign land until the grown prince longs to meet his father.
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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Russian
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Grade 2-6?Three sisters sit near a window and dream of marrying the tsar. Suddenly he appears in their room; he has overheard the youngest girl's wish to have a strong, brave son. Touched by what he has heard, he declares that he will marry her. Not wishing to separate her from her sisters, he invites the others to the court, one as a cook and one as a weaver, according to their expressed desires for fine food and clothes. But, as in all good folk tales, jealousy enters the picture. When the tsarina gives birth to a fine son, her sisters plot her downfall, and have her and her child placed in a barrel and sent out to sea. But enchantment and good nature overcome mean-spiritedness in the end, and the tsar is reunited with his wife and child. The real enchantments in this book are Spirin's illustrations. Each picture is richly detailed and full of expression. Both text and pictures are enhanced by curved borders that depict background scenes. The endpapers are especially dramatic, showing a barrel washing ashore through a pounding surf. Spirin's work reflects the Russian origins of the story with the opulence of the tsar's court and remarkable detail in costume and architecture. Children will delight in the righteous revenge of the tsar's son when, disguised as various insects, he stings his aunts' eyes. A satisfying and charming addition.?Connie C. Rockman, formerly at Ferguson Library, Stamford, CT
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- PublisherDial
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0803720017
- ISBN 13 9780803720015
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages32
- IllustratorSpirin Gennady
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