About this title: Visiting her Russian grandmother, Babushka, for the day, young Natasha doesn't understand why Babushka is too busy to play with her. Bored and whiny, Natasha is eventually placated when Babushka gives her a doll. When the doll comes to life and starts making demands, Natasha realizes how Babushka must feel. Color illustrations accompany the text.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
ISBN-13:9780671683436ISBN:0671683438
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Description: Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. 0689802552 Book could have shelf wear, or a bump, or sunfade to edges. These are new unread books from the publisher with one of these conditions. See are feedback as customers are satisfied in how we grade our books. Has remainder mark. Fast shipping and customer service is our number 1 priority! read more
Binding: Staple Bind
Publisher: scholastic Inc.
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780590622059ISBN:0590622056
Description: Poor. Cover has bumping, marks-Bumped pgs-Gouge tear damage to tips of book-Pgs are bumped, dogeared or have small pice of tip of pg torn off-Sticker on FPD-Few marks on pgs. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780689802553ISBN:0689802552
Description: Very Good. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Oversize with pictorial covers--edgewear & soft creases to cover--interior clean & tight--SUMMARY: A little girl gets a doll that turns out to be twice as rambunctious as her owner. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Date Published: 1990-09-01
ISBN-13:9780671683436ISBN:0671683438
Description: Fair. WITHDRAWN EX LIBRARY COPY with usual markings stickers stampings-dust jacket has protective mylar covering-pages inside VERY GOOD-no writing/no rips- read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Aladdin
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780689802553ISBN:0689802552
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"Well, I loved the illustrations. The colors and patterns and details are so eye-catching and appealing.
The story is only a moral. What?: To be less selfish, considerate of others, and not to be too demanding of the poor beleaguered adults? It was too heavy handed for my taste. Maybe little girls will like the idea of a doll coming to life but I'm not sure they will in this case.
4 stars for the illustrations, 2 stars for the story. and that's being a bit generous."
"Babushca's Doll by Particia Polacco One of Two books that are about a culture different than mine Recommended for grades 3-4 "Babushca's Doll", is a Russian story about a demanding grand daughter and how her Babushka (grandmother) used a doll to make her realize that these demands were too much. At the beginning of the story the grand daughter was demanding the grandmother to swing with her, pusher her in a cart and many other things. The grandmother had work to do, but the grand daughter did not under stand why her Babushka wouldn't play with her. Then the grandmother had to run to town and she gave a very special doll to the grand daughter to play with. The doll sprang to life and was as, if not more demanding than the grand daughter. I gave this book a 5 because it teaches the lesson of patience and treating people with respect. I think that the art work in this book, did a great job of depickting the grand daughter as a bratty little girl in the beginning of the book. It seemed to me that the art work at the beginning of the book was very thick and blotted. I think that this technique showed thick skull and bad attitude of the grand daughter. After the doll came to life and the grand daughter leaned her valuable lesson the art work seems to lighted up and the colors are not so thick and seem to be brighter. I would use this book for a work cultures lesson to teach that other cultures have different beliefs and rituals. In Russian folk lore dolls have special powers and are used to teach children important life lessons"
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