Also known as "Skazka ob Ivane Tzareviche i Zhar-Ptitse"

This version of the Firebird tale is adapted from three Russian fairy tales: "Ivan-Tsarevitch and Gray Wolf", "Baba Yaga", and "Koshchei the Immortal", which Gennady Spirin brings from his boyhood in Russia. In this original composition, Ivan-Tsarevitch and Gray Wolf's unusual travels take them to different exotic countries where they encounter evil, beauty, and love beyond compare.
The illustrations were done by Gennady Spirin in watercolor on Arches watercolor paper.
Mr. Spirin received many international awards for his illistrations, including four Gold Medals from the Society of Illustrators, four New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year awards, the Premio Grafico at the Bologna Children's Book Fair, and the Golden Apple of the Bratislava International Biennale of children's book illustration.

Features

• Illustrated by Gennady Spirin
• Translated by Tatiana Popova
• Reading level: Baby-Preschool
• Story Adapted from Three Russian Fairy Tales: "Ivan-Tsarevitch and Gray Wolf", "Baba Yaga", and "Koshchei the Immortal"
• Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Specifications

	Reading Level:	Ages 4-8
	ISBN:	0-399-23584-1
	Hardcover:	12 x 9.3 x 0.4 inches
	Editor:	Patricia Lee Gauch
	Designer:	Semadar Megged
	English Translation by:	Tatiana Popova
	Illustrated by:	Gennady Spirin
	Number of Pages of Illustrations in Full Color:	32 Pages
	Published by:	Philomel Books, New York
	Date Published:	2002
	Language:	English