From the June 29, 2008 Pigeon Post essay of the same name.
(1) Picture Books
(2) Books for Independent Readers
(3) Books for Young Adults
The list begins below with Picture Books, but you can use one of the following links to skip directly to either of the other two sections.
Go to books for Independent Readers
Go to books for Young Adults
Picture Books
Independent Readers
Young Adult
Because there are not many stories from Russian history in Picture Book form, we have instead included beautifully illustrated folktales in the hope that they will provide young readers with a taste of Russia and, perhaps, inspire a desire to know more. Or maybe we have simply overlooked good titles that are out there. What are your recommendations?This book list is divided into three sections:
(1) Picture Books
(2) Books for Independent Readers
(3) Books for Young Adults
The list begins below with Picture Books, but you can use one of the following links to skip directly to either of the other two sections.
Go to books for Independent Readers
Go to books for Young Adults
Picture Books
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The Mitten by Jan Brett Recommended |
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The Firebird by Demi Suggested |
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When Jessie Came Across the Sea by Amy Hest and illustrated by P. J. Lynch Recommended |
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Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave by Marianna Mayer and illustrated by Kinuko Craft Suggested |
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The Kingfisher Book of Tales from Russia by James Mayhew Suggested |
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The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco Recommended |
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Peter And The Wolf by Sergei Prokofiev and illustrated by Peter Malone and Janet Schulman Suggested |
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The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship by Arthur Ransome and illustrated by Uri Shulevitz Suggested |
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The Tale of the Firebird by Gennadii Spirin and Tatiana Popova Recommended |
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Peter the Great by Diane Stanley Suggested |
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The Firebird by Jane Yolen and Vladimir Vasilevich Vagin Suggested |
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Colors of Russia by Shannon Zemlicka and illustrated by Jeni Reeves Suggested |
Independent Readers
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Russian Fairy Tales by Aleksandr Nikolaevicher Afanasyev Suggested |
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Russian Fairy Tales by Gillian Avery and illustrated by Ivan Iakovlevich Bilibin Suggested |
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Letters from Rifka by Karen Hesse Suggested |
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Russia by Kathleen Berton Murrell and illustrated by Andy Crawford Suggested |
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Angel on the Square by Gloria Whelan Suggested |
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Catherine The Great by Nancy Whitelaw Suggested |
Young Adult
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The Devil's Horsemen by James Chambers Recommended |
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Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Suggested |
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Flashman at the Charge by George MacDonald Fraser Recommended |
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Flashman in the Great Game by George MacDonald Fraser Recommended |
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The Great Game by Peter Hopkirk Recommended |
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Nicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. Massie Recommended |
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Peter the Great by Robert K. Massie Suggested |
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Russia's War by Richard Overy Suggested |
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One Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Isaevich Solzhenitsyn Suggested |
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War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy Recommended |
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Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy Recommended |
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