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.