The Flying Witch
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| Rating | : | 4.14 (565 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0060285362 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 40 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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Clunkety-clank." Baba Yaga flies across a moonlit sky over a verdant forest in her mortar and pestle, and readers can almost hear the whistling and shrieking of the wind as she slices through it. Detailed source notes appear on the last page. Yolen's vivid writing reflects the flavor of the original tales and comes alive with repetition of key phrases throughout the text. For instance, Baba Yaga flies upside down with garlic cloves and herbs tumbling from her pockets; and her nose is comically painted as a sharply pointed piece of steel-gray iron. The author wisely injects humor to lighten up her version of the witch who scours the forest while seeking children to eat and thus provides a refreshingly original twist to the tale. Whirr. Use this tale with William Steig's Shrek! (Farrar, 1993) for a deliciously amusing romp with funny, spooky stories.James K. From School Library Journal Kindergarte
"Good book" according to A Customer. By: Elizabeth age 8I like the flying witch because I thought that the witch Baba Yaga was going to eat the girl she saw in the woods but she did not. The witch made a friend girl named Yummy.This is my favorite part, Yummy (Y-um-mee) told Baba Yaga to get some beets so she can make beet soup. While her father was at the market selling beets and . "Twisted and tasty" according to Michael J. Mazza. "The Flying Witch," by Jane Yolen, is illustrated by Vladimir Vagin. The book tells the story of Baba Yaga, a Russian witch who flies around in a giant mortar-and-pestle. Her goal: to kidnap and eat a child!In the afterword, Yolen notes that she read a number of Baba Yaga stories in Twisted and tasty "The Flying Witch," by Jane Yolen, is illustrated by Vladimir Vagin. The book tells the story of Baba Yaga, a Russian witch who flies around in a giant mortar-and-pestle. Her goal: to kidnap and eat a child!In the afterword, Yolen notes that she read a number of Baba Yaga stories in 3 books, but that the story here is her own. I imagine that a s. books, but that the story here is her own. I imagine that a s. Everyone Just Loves It flugelgirl I checked this book out of the library and am now looking to buy it. My 6 year old just loves it, both the story and the illistrations. (A girl that falls off her father's turnip truck!?!?!). Great! And I sub and share this story with students and they just sit and listen and always want to hear it again and again. Love it!!!
But will she be a match for the fiesty little girl she hopes to throw into her soup? New York Times best-selling author Jane Yolen has created a clever, original story based on hundreds of traditional Russian folktales about the famed scary old witch.Vladimir Vagin's remarkably detailed borders and intricate scenes will give readers chills and laughs as they read this witty tale.. Whirr. Whirr.Clunkety-clankHere comes Baba Yaga!Flying her mortar and pestle, the witch with the long iron nose scours the countryside for plump young children to eat
Jane Yolen is one of the acknowledged masters of fantasy today. Her young adult novel The Devil's Arhtmetic won the Jewish Book Council Award. Harris, Odysseus in the Serpent Maze and Hippolyta and the Curse of the s. Jane Yolen lives with her husband in western Massachusetts and St. She has written two previous books in the Young Heroes series with Robert