The fool of the world and the flying ship : a Russian tale /

Ransome, Arthur, 1884-1967.,

The fool of the world and the flying ship : a Russian tale / retold by Arthur Ransome ; pictures by Uri Shulevitz. - New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, (c)1968. - 48. pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 27 cm.

"An Ariel book." "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.



Caldecott Medal winner, 1969.

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Folklore--Russia--Juvenile literature.

PZ8 / .F665 1968