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Russia ABCs: A Book About the People and Places of Russia (Country Abcs)

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Varied information in an alphabet setting

By Judy K. Polhemus "Book Collector" - September 13, 2008

Frankly, I was amazed at the variety and amount of information that is presented in "Russia ABCs," a children's information book.

On the first page of the text, the reader learns:
Privyet! (pree-VYET)--hi in Russian
Russia is the biggest country in the world, crossing two continents, Europe and Asia.
Almost 145 million people live in Russia, 8th in world population.
The eastern edge is only 51 miles from Alaska.
Plus a map showing Russia's size, with an inset showing Russia's place on the globe)

A is for alphabet: the Cyrillic, named after one of two monks who invented it in the 800s.
B is for ballet, for which Russia is famous.
D is for doll, the hand-painted wooden nesting dolls called matryoshkas.
G is for Grandfather Frost who comes on New Year's Day, bearing gifts.
J is for the jeweled eggs created by Peter Carl Faberge for the czars.
L is for Lake Baikal, the deepest lake in the world, home to 2000 kinds of... read more

Great Series!

By C. Holt - September 5, 2008

Like the other ABC series, this one adds to any good library. We used this book in our home school to teach my 3 and 5 year old children about Russia. The illustrations are beautiful and the information was interesting.

Russia abc's

By daycare provider and mom - March 21, 2010

beautiful paperback book written in english that uses the alphabet to name some things related to russia, for example "C is for Czar" and then it explains what a czar is. Has a lot of interesting facts in it about Russia.

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